the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2007Vol. 92pp. -
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cr2007theobesity
Abstract
Peripubertal obesity is associated with hyperandrogenemia and hyperinsulinemia throughout puberty, being especially marked shortly before and during early puberty. P and T concentrations in normal-weight Tanner 1-3 girls increase overnight, with similar but less evident changes in obese girls.