A comparison of self-reported puberty using the Pubertal Development Scale and the Sexual Maturation Scale in a school-based epidemiologic survey.
J Adolesc
; 29(5): 709-20, 2006 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-16324738
PURPOSE: To examine concordance between two self-reported measures of puberty: Sexual Maturation Scale (SMS) and Pubertal Development Scale (PDS) and their acceptability to adolescents. METHODS: Participants of a school-based study in grades 5, 7 and 9 were classified into one of 5 pubertal stages using each method. RESULTS: 2864 students (age 9-16 years) participated. Agreement was moderate for males (kappa 0.42, 95% CI 0.39, 0.45) and females (kappa 0.57, 95% CI 0.53, 0.61). Concordance within one stage was excellent (females 97%, males 89%), with discrepancies due to females being classified one stage later on the PDS (26%) and males one stage earlier (32%). There were more missing data for the SMS (13%) than the PDS (4%). CONCLUSIONS: Given the level of concordance and difficulties of using the drawings in a school-based survey, we would recommend the PDS as an alternative to assess pubertal status in epidemiological studies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Maduración Sexual
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Autorrevelación
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Pubertad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Adolesc
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido