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Introduction Shorter adult stature has been attributed to early sexual maturation, as well as early adiposity, but it is not clear if these factors are interrelated. Shorter adult stature has been attributed to early sexual maturation, as well as early adiposity, but it is not clear if these factors are interrelated. A number of 1,605 Norwegian adolescents were followed from early (baseline) to late adolescence (follow-up). Maturational timing was assessed by self-reports of pubertal status (pubertal development scale, PDS) in boys and age at menarche (AAM) in girls. Height, weight and waist circumference were measured at baseline and at follow-up. Differences in height at follow-up and height gain related to the timing of sexual maturation and the level of central adiposity (i.e. high or low waist circumference) at baseline were estimated using general linear modelling. At follow-up, the median height was 180 cm in boys and 167 cm in girls. Early maturing boys and girls with relatively high central adiposity at baseline were, on average, 5.7 cm ( P value
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