ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2022
Central precocious puberty during COVID-19 pandemic and sleep disturbance: an exploratory study.
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- Comparison of central precocious puberty frequency before and during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Pediatric endocrinopathies related to COVID-19: an update.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2023Pooled it
- Risk factors and preventive strategies for precocious puberty: a narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Parallel Increase in Childhood Anorexia Nervosa and Early Puberty During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Changes in Coping Strategies of Parents and Girls with Central Precocious Puberty Before and After the COVID-19 Lockdown: Data from Four Italian Pediatric Endocrinology Centers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of central precocious puberty: A PRISMA-ScR-COMPLIANT scoping review.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Article
- Back to normal? A retrospective study on stimulation test and endocrinological diagnosis before, during and after COVID-19 pandemics.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
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- Methylome analysis in girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty.Clinical epigenetics · 2024Article
- COVID-19 lockdown and the rate of central precocious puberty.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024Article
- Incidence of central precocious puberty declines to pre-pandemic levels post COVID-19 pandemic increase: single-center retrospective review in the United States.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Precocious Puberty.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
- Year 2022: exploring COVID-19 pandemic in children.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Endocrinological Involvement in Children and Adolescents Affected by COVID-19: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Precocious Puberty Diagnoses Spike, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Body Mass Index: Findings From a 4-year Study.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023Article
- Endocrine manifestations of COVID-19 in children: A scoping review.Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 2023Article
- Pandemic and precocious puberty - a Google trends study.World journal of methodology · 2023Article
- COVID-19 pandemic phases and female precocious puberty: The experience of the past 4 years (2019 through 2022) in an Italian tertiary center.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreased incidence of central precocious puberty (CPP) after coronavirus infectious disease-19 lockdown has been reported. Our study aims in investigating changes in CPP rates and in sleep patterns in CPP and healthy controls.
methodsCPP were retrospectively evaluated from April 2020 to April 2021. Parents of girls diagnosed with CPP during lockdown and of matched healthy controls filled out a questionnaire about sleep disturbances (SDSC questionnaire) and sleep schedules.
resultsThirty-five CPP and 37 controls completed the survey. Incidence of new CPP cases significantly increased in 2020-2021 compared to 2017-2020 (5:100 vs 2:100, p = 0.02). Sleep disturbance rates did not differ between CPP and healthy controls before lockdown. During lockdown, CPP reported higher rates of sleep disturbs for total score (p = 0.005), excessive somnolence (p = 0.049), sleep breathing disorders (p = 0.049), and sleep-wake transition disorders (p = 0.005). Moreover, CPP group more frequently shifted toward later bedtime (p = 0.03) during lockdown compared to controls. Hours of sleep and smartphone exposure around bedtime did not differ between groups.
conclusionsOur study confirms the observation of increased incidence of CPP after lockdown measures. Additionally, CPP showed higher rates of sleep disturbances and later bedtime compared to controls. The causality link between sleep disturbances and CPP should be further investigated to gain knowledge in this association.
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