Browsing by Subject "Puberty"

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    • Association between indicators of systemic inflammation biomarkers during puberty with breast density and ... 
      Michels, Karin B.; Keller, Kristen; Pereira, Ana; Kim, Claire E.; Santos, José L.; Shepherd, John A.; Corvalán, Camila; Binder, Alexandra M. (BMC, 2020)
      Background Systemic inflammation may play a role in shaping breast composition, one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer. Pubertal development presents a critical window of breast tissue susceptibility to exogenous ...
    • Childhood and adolescent phenol and phthalate exposure and the age of menarche in Latina girls 
      Binder, Alexandra M.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Calafat, Antonia M.; Ye, Xiaoyun; Mericq, Verónica; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Michels, Karin B. (BIOMED Central Ltd., 2018)
      Background: The age of menarche has been associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease, as well as cancer risk. The decline in menarcheal age over the past century may be partially attributable to increased exposure ...
    • Dairy intake in relation to breast and pubertal development in chilean girls 
      Gaskins, Audrey J.; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Quintiliano Scarpelli, Daiana; Shepherd, John A.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Michels, Karin B. (American Society for Nutrition, 2017-05-01)
      Background: Frequent dairy consumption in childhood has been related to higher growth-hormone concentrations that may affect mammary gland and pubertal development. Objective: We evaluated the relation of dairy intake ...
    • Faster ticking rate of the epigenetic clock is associated with faster pubertal development in girls 
      Binder, Alexandra M.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Mericq, Verónica; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Santos, José Luis; Horvath, Steve; Shepherd, John; Michels, Karin B. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)
      Epigenetic age is an indicator of biological aging, capturing the impact of environmental and behavioral influences across time on cellular function. Deviance between epigenetic age and chronological age (AgeAccel) is a ...
    • Obesity and Related Metabolic Biomarkers and Its Association with Serum Levels of Estrogen in Pre-pubertal ... 
      Mesa Valencia, Diana Carolina; Mericq, Verónica; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
      Purpose: Recent reports show that girls with higher body mass index (BMI) have an earlier puberty onset (thelarche). It has been suggested that earlier puberty is a consequence of higher levels of estrogen due to increased ...
    • Prepubertal Adiposity, Vitamin D Status, and Insulin Resistance 
      Cediel, Gustavo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; López de Romaña, Daniel; Mericq, Verónica; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Amer Acad Pediatrics, 2016)
      OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the following from prepuberty to the puberty-onset: (1) changes in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D (25[OH]D), adiposity, and insulin resistance (IR); (2) the effect of prepubertal adiposity on serum 25(OH)D ...