A comparison of self-reported puberty using the pubertal development scale and the sexual maturation scale in a school-based epidemiologic survey
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01/10/2006
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<b>Purpose</b>: To examine concordance between two self-reported measures of puberty: Sexual Maturatiom Scale (SMS) and Pubertal Developl1!ent Scale (PDS) and their acceptability to adolescents. <b>Methods</b>: Participants of a school-based study in grades 5, 7 and 9 were classified into one of 5 pubertal stages using each method. <b>Results</b>: 2864 students (age 9-16 years) participated. Agreement was moderate for males (K 0.42, 95% CI 0.39,0.45) and females (K 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%).<br /> |
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eng |
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Academic Press |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30009217/n20062408.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.10.001 |
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2005, Academic Press |
Palavras-Chave | #Adolescence #puberty #measurement #epidemiology |
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Journal Article |