Pediatric endocrinology

Health-Related Quality of Life of Young Adult Women with a History of Premature Adrenarche

Horm Res PaediatrPublished Longitudinal case-control cohort study

Authors' conclusion

The study suggests that a history of PA does not lead to impaired HRQoL in adult age.

Study context

Population
Girls with premature adrenarche (PA) and age-matched controls followed from childhood to young adult age
Participants
30 vs 40
Comparison
Girls with a history of PA vs age-matched controls
  • PAn = 30
  • Controln = 40reference
Outcome
Total 15D health-related quality of life (HRQoL) score
Follow-up
Young adult age
Methodological detailsage-matched controls
  • Age-matched controls

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Overall 15D score

PA

0.956

unspecified 0.052

Control

0.947

unspecified 0.055

p 0.482

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Individual 15D dimensions

No differences between the groups on any dimension of the 15D

Original publication

Health-Related Quality of Life of Young Adult Women with a History of Premature Adrenarche. Horm Res Paediatr. Published 12 March 2024. doi:10.1159/000538283

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