Table 2.
Studies examining alternates to direct pubertal assessment
| Authors (year) | # participants | Ages | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke, Litt (1980) | 43 | 9–17 | K=.81 BR (self, examiner) K=.91 PH (self, examiner) |
| Morris, Udry (1980) | 47 | 12–16 | R=.63 BR (self, examiner) R=.81 PH (self, examiner) |
| Brooks-Gunn (1987) | 151 | 11–13 | R=.52–.68 BR (self, examiner) R=.58–.74 PH (self, examiner) R=.69–.82 BR (mother, examiner) R=.57–.83 PH (mother, examiner) |
| Brooks-Gunn (1987) | 78–142 | 11–13 | R=.74–.75 (self, PDS) R=.54–.58 (examiner, PDS) |
| Hergenroeder (1999) | 107 | 8–17 | K=.35–.42 BR (self, examiner) K=.26–.44 PH (self, examiner) |
| Wu (2001) | 621 | 9–10 | K=.32–.51 BR (self, examiner) |
| Shirtcliff (2009) | 78 | 9–14 | K=.36 BR (self, examiner) K=.36 BR (examiner, PDS) K=.29 BR (self, PDS) |
| Desmangles (2006) | 130 | 11.3±3 | K=.49 BR (self, examiner) K=.68 PH (self, examiner) |
| Lamb (2011) | 115 | 8–18 | K=.81 BR (self, examiner) K=.78 PH (self, examiner) |
| Pereira (2014) | 481 | 6–9 | K=.10 BR (self, examiner) K=.70 (mother, examiner) |
| Jaruratanasirikul (2015) | 927 | 7–15 | K=.50 BR (self, examiner) K=.68 PH (self, examiner) |
| Rasmussen (2015) | 418 | 7.4–14.9 | K=.28 BR (self, examiner) K=.55 PH (self, examiner) K=.28 BR (mother, examiner) K=.41 PH (mother, examiner) |
| Terry (2016) | 282 | 6–15 | K=.66 BR (self, mother) K=.38 BR (self, examiner) K=.46 BR (mother, examiner) |
| Chavarro (2017) | 131 | 10.3±1.7 | R=.71 BR (self, examiner) R=.89 BR (self, ‘true’ status) R=.80 BR (examiner, ‘true’ status) |
BR = breast stage
K = kappa statistic
R = correlation coefficient
PDS = Peterson Developmental Scale
PH = pubic hair stage