Cole T J, Salem S I, Hafez A S, Galal O M, Massoud A
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1982;76(1):17-20. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(82)90007-4.
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 less than 0.001), suggesting that albumin status is involved in the timing of puberty.
对453名年龄在9至17岁的埃及男孩进行了青春期阶段评估。测量了体重和白蛋白浓度，并从粪便样本中鉴定出寄生虫。在白蛋白水平低和存在寄生虫的情况下，达到青春期各阶段的平均年龄显著延迟。生殖器第二阶段的延迟幅度大于后期阶段。白蛋白浓度降低或有寄生虫的儿童体重也较低。在同年龄的儿童中，体重与白蛋白呈正相关（P小于0.001），这表明白蛋白状态与青春期时间有关。
