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This study examined BA advancement in non-obese children with PA and evaluated predicted adult height (PAH) estimates in this population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2025-0695_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The medical records of children diagnosed with PA between April 2022 and April 2023 were reviewed retrospectively. Children who were obese, had congenital adrenal hyperplasia, central precocious puberty, genetic or syndromic disorders affecting growth, or were small for their gestational age were excluded. Anthropometric, hormonal, and radiological data were collected. BA was assessed using the Greulich\u2013Pyle standards, and PAH was calculated using the Bayley\u2013Pinneau method. Analyses were designed to evaluate associations rather than causal relationships.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2025-0695_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eighty-four non-obese children with PA (85.7\u202f% female; mean age 7.41\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.67 years) were included. The mean BA\u2013CA difference was 0.59\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.96 years. Children with a BA\u2013CA difference of\u00a0\u22651\u00a0year had significantly higher height SDS and BA (p&lt;0.001), whereas serum DHEA-S levels did not differ across BA\u2013CA groups. BA\u2013CA was positively associated with height SDS and negatively associated with PAH SDS relative to current height SDS. In multivariable analyses, height SDS showed an independent association with BA advancement, whereas serum DHEA-S did\u00a0not.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2025-0695_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In non-obese children with PA, BA advancement appears to be more closely associated with linear growth status than with circulating DHEA-S concentrations within the constraints of this study design. In most patients, predicted adult height remained within the genetic target range; however, approximately 20\u202f% had PAH values below their mid-parental height. Longitudinal studies incorporating final adult height measurements and comprehensive hormonal profiling are required to clarify long-term growth outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpem-2025-0695","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,17]],"date-time":"2026-03-17T21:06:33Z","timestamp":1773781593000},"page":"349-355","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Bone age advancement in non-obese children with premature adrenarche: relationship to growth acceleration and predicted adult height outcomes"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"39","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8203-3572","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nurdan","family":"\u00c7iftci","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Endocrinology , Konya City Hospital , Konya , T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdulgani","family":"G\u00fcly\u00fcz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics , Malatya Turgut \u00d6zal University Faculty of Medicine , Malatya , T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026080613594068229_j_jpem-2025-0695_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rosenfield, RL. 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