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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Plasma albumin, parasitic infection and pubertal development in Egyptian boys
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 76, No. 1, Year 1982
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Description
Pubertal stage was assessed in 453 Egyptian boys aged from nine to 17 years. Weights and albumin concentrations were measured and parasites identified from stool samples. The mean age to reach each stage of puberty was significantly delayed in the presence of low albumin levels and parasites. The magnitude of the delay was greater for genital stage 2 than for later stages. Weight was also lower in children with reduced albumin concentration or parasites. Among children of the same age, weight and albumin were positively correlated (P < 0·001), suggesting that albumin status is involved in the timing of puberty. © 1982.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cole, T. J.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Mrc Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Salem, Sohair I.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Mrc Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Hafez, A. S.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Mrc Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Galal, Osman M.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Mrc Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Massoud, Ahmad Mohamed A.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Mrc Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Statistics
Citations: 10
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0035-9203(82)90007-4
ISSN:
00359203
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Male