A comparison of self-reported puberty using the Pubertal Development Scale and the Sexual Maturation Scale in a school-based epidemiologic survey
L Bond, J Clements, N Bertalli, T Evans-Whipp… - Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To examine concordance between two self-reported measures of puberty:
Sexual Maturation Scale (SMS) and Pubertal Development Scale (PDS) and their
acceptability to adolescents. METHODS: Participants of a school-based study in grades 5, 7
and 9 were classified into one of 5 pubertal stages using each method. RESULTS: 2864
students (age 9–16 years) participated. Agreement was moderate for males (κ 0.42, 95% CI
0.39, 0.45) and females (κ 0.57, 95% CI 0.53, 0.61). Concordance within one stage was …
Sexual Maturation Scale (SMS) and Pubertal Development Scale (PDS) and their
acceptability to adolescents. METHODS: Participants of a school-based study in grades 5, 7
and 9 were classified into one of 5 pubertal stages using each method. RESULTS: 2864
students (age 9–16 years) participated. Agreement was moderate for males (κ 0.42, 95% CI
0.39, 0.45) and females (κ 0.57, 95% CI 0.53, 0.61). Concordance within one stage was …
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