Precocious puberty epidemiology and demographics
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Overview
Overview
Based on a national registry that included Korean children. The incidence and prevalence rates of central precocious puberty were high and increase.[1]
Prevalence
- From 2008 to 2014, In Korea the prevalence of central precocious puberty was estimated to be 193.2 cases per 100,000 individuals.[1]
Incidence
- From 2008 to 2014, In Korea the incidence of central precocious puberty was estimated to be 122.8 cases per 100,000 individuals.[1]
- Idiopathic central precocious puberty disease commonly affects girls (mean age)[2]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kim YJ, Kwon A, Jung MK, Kim KE, Suh J, Chae HW; et al. (2019). “Incidence and Prevalence of Central Precocious Puberty in Korea: An Epidemiologic Study Based on a National Database”. J Pediatr. 208: 221–228. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.12.022. PMID 30857777.
- ↑ Cisternino M, Arrigo T, Pasquino AM, Tinelli C, Antoniazzi F, Beduschi L; et al. (2000). “Etiology and age incidence of precocious puberty in girls: a multicentric study”. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 13 Suppl 1: 695–701. doi:10.1515/jpem.2000.13.s1.695. PMID 10969911.
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