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Participants were further divided into overweight\/obese and normal-weight subgroups based on body mass index (BMI). Levels of phoenixin-14 (PNX-14) and phoenixin-20 (PNX-20) were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Correlations with luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone, and BMI were analyzed. Multiple linear regression identified independent influencing factors, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis assessed the diagnostic performance of PNX. Twelve CPP boys were followed for 6 months after gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PNX-20 and PNX-14 levels were significantly higher in the CPP group than in controls (P = 0.001). Among subgroups, the overweight\/obese CPP group exhibited the highest levels. Both PNX forms were positively correlated with baseline LH, testosterone, and BMI; PNX-14 was most strongly associated with LH, and PNX-20 with BMI. ROC analysis showed moderate diagnostic value for PNX-14 (AUC: 0.710) and PNX-20 (AUC: 0.696), with a combined AUC of 0.718. Following treatment, levels of PNX-20, LH, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and testosterone significantly declined, while PNX-14 remained unchanged.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PNX is associated with pubertal progression and BMI in boys with CPP. While not suitable as a standalone diagnostic marker, PNX \u2013 especially PNX-20 \u2013 may serve as a useful adjunct for diagnosis and treatment monitoring.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1530\/ec-25-0358","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,18]],"date-time":"2025-08-18T12:20:08Z","timestamp":1755519608000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-10","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Elevated serum phoenixin levels in boys with central precocious puberty are positively correlated with BMI"],"prefix":"10.1530","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Tao","family":"Xie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University 1 , ,","place":["Nanning, China"]},{"name":"Difficult and Critical illness Center, Pediatric Clinical Medical Research Center of Guangxi 2 , ,","place":["Nanning, China"]},{"name":"The Key Laboratory of 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