비만 청소년의 사춘기 시기에 대한 유전적 및 환경적 예측 인자의 자연사

Children from the community and the Obesity Weight Management Clinic within the greater Raleigh, Durham, Chapell Hill North Carolina area.

• INCLUSION CRITERIA:

To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study, including sharing medical records
2. Male or female, aged 5 to 7 years at the screening visit
3. Normal weight (defined as BMI > 5th percentile and <85th percentile for age and sex) or Obese weight (defined as BMI > 95th percentile for age and sex)
4. Ability of parent or guardian to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document. And ability of the participant (child) to provide verbal assent and/or to sign a written assent document.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

1. Known diagnosis of syndromic/genetic form of obesity
2. Current use of medications or supplements that affect reproductive hormones (e.g., estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, puberty blockers, regular use of lavender oil or tea tree oil)
3. Chronic medical conditions (e.g., type 1 or type 2 diabetes, cancer, renal failure, lupus, etc.), at the discretion of the Principal Investigator
4. Clinically significant abnormal laboratory values, at the discretion of the Principal Investigator
5. International adoptee (associated with earlier puberty)

Individuals who do not meet the criteria for participation in this study (screen failure) because of an acute, reversible or transient medical reason may be rescreened upon reversal, improvement or stabilization of their clinical status. Participants who develop an acute, reversible or transient medical condition during the study may return upon reversal, improvement or stabilization of their clinical status.