TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of self-reported puberty using the Pubertal Development Scale and the Sexual Maturation Scale in a school-based epidemiologic survey
AU - Bond, Lyndal
AU - Clements, Jackie
AU - Bertalli, Nadine
AU - Evans-Whipp, Tracy
AU - McMorris, Barbara J.
AU - Patton, George C.
AU - Toumbourou, John W.
AU - Catalano, Richard F.
PY - 2006/10/1
Y1 - 2006/10/1
N2 - 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 excellent (females 97%, males 89%), with discrepancies due to females being classified one stage later on the PDS (26%) and males one stage earlier (32%). There were more missing data for the SMS (13%) than the PDS (4%). Conclusions: Given the level of concordance and difficulties of using the drawings in a school-based survey, we would recommend the PDS as an alternative to assess pubertal status in epidemiological studies.
AB - 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 excellent (females 97%, males 89%), with discrepancies due to females being classified one stage later on the PDS (26%) and males one stage earlier (32%). There were more missing data for the SMS (13%) than the PDS (4%). Conclusions: Given the level of concordance and difficulties of using the drawings in a school-based survey, we would recommend the PDS as an alternative to assess pubertal status in epidemiological studies.
KW - Adolescence puberty measurement epidemiology
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.10.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 16324738
AN - SCOPUS:33748142844
VL - 29
SP - 709
EP - 720
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
SN - 0140-1971
IS - 5
ER -