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Longitudinal cohort study on pubertal development trajectories of testicular and breast development among children
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Tingjun CHEN1, 2, Hui HU3, 4, Zidi NING1, Ye ZHANG1, Ruoyu LU1, Xiaoman WANG1, Anda ZHAO1, Zeyu WANG1, 5, Jinzhe LI6, Yaping REN3, 4, Jiajun YUAN7, 8, 9, Ying SUN10, Pinqing BAI3, 4, Shenghui LI1, 9, 11, 12
Chinese Journal of School Health | 2026, 47(3) : 408 - 412
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Chinese Journal of School Health | 2026, 47(3): 408-412
Growth, Development and Surveillance
Longitudinal cohort study on pubertal development trajectories of testicular and breast development among children
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Tingjun CHEN1, 2, Hui HU3, 4, Zidi NING1, Ye ZHANG1, Ruoyu LU1, Xiaoman WANG1, Anda ZHAO1, Zeyu WANG1, 5, Jinzhe LI6, Yaping REN3, 4, Jiajun YUAN7, 8, 9, Ying SUN10, Pinqing BAI3, 4, Shenghui LI1, 9, 11, 12
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  • School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
Published: 2026-03-25 doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2026082
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Objective

To characterize longitudinal trajectories of testicular development in boys and breast development in girls, so as to provide reference data for understanding patterns of pubertal sexual maturation.

Methods

Based on the Shanghai Pudong New Area Cohort Study on Growth, Development and Health in Children and Adolescents, a baseline survey was conducted in 2020 using a mult-stage cluster random sampling method. A total of 2 184 children who completed all follow-ups during the primary school period from 13 elementary schools in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, with annual follow-ups during 2021-2025. Testicular volume and Tanner stage of breast development were assessed by professional physicians using standardized visual inspection and palpation. The age distribution of testicular volume and breast development was fitted by using cumulative link mixed models and Turnbull's nonparametric maximum likelihood estimation method.

Results

Median ages for testicular volumes of 2, 3, 4 and 5 mL in boys were 7.07, 9.24, 10.29, and 11.57 years old, respectively. Median ages for Tanner breast stages Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, and Ⅴ in girls were 8.55, 10.17, 11.18, and 13.78 years old, respectively. Based on overweight and obesity, stratified analysis showed that earlier pubertal onset among overweight/obesity children, and the key milestones for pubertal initiation were testicular volume reaching 4 mL in boys and breast Tanner Ⅱ in girls for 10.29, 10.83; 8.18, 9.00 years.

Conclusion

Overweight and obesity are associated with earlier pubertal initiation, but there are certain gender and developmental stage-specific patterns.

Adolescent development  /  Breast  /  Testis  /  Longitudinal studies  /  Growth and development  /  Child
Tingjun CHEN, Hui HU, Zidi NING, Ye ZHANG, Ruoyu LU, Xiaoman WANG, Anda ZHAO, Zeyu WANG, Jinzhe LI, Yaping REN, Jiajun YUAN, Ying SUN, Pinqing BAI, Shenghui LI. Longitudinal cohort study on pubertal development trajectories of testicular and breast development among children[J]. Chinese Journal of School Health, 2026 , 47 (3) : 408 -412 . DOI: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2026082
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doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2026082
  • Receive Date:2026-02-24
  • Online Date:2026-05-08
  • Published:2026-03-25
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  • Received:2026-02-24
  • Revised:2026-03-10
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    School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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