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World J Methodol. Jan 20, 2023; 13(1): 1-9
Published online Jan 20, 2023. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v13.i1.1
Published online Jan 20, 2023. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v13.i1.1
Table 1 Worldwide searches in English for precocious puberty-related terms vs time
| Search terms | Tau (P value) |
| Puberty-related terms per se | |
| “Puberty” | +0.351 (< 0.001) |
| “Precocious puberty” | +0.048 (0.250) |
| “Early puberty” | +0.130 (< 0.001) |
| Body-related terms | |
| “Hair” | +0.114 (0.008) |
| “Pubic” | -0.567 (< 0.001) |
| “Pubic hair” | -0.499 (< 0.001) |
| “Axillary” | +0.254 (< 0.001) |
| “Axillary hair” | +0.146, (< 0.001) |
| “Height” | +0.713 (< 0.001) |
| Female body-related terms | |
| “Breast” | -0.219 (< 0.001) |
| “Breast enlargement” | -0.497 (< 0.001) |
| Menstruation-related terms | |
| “Menarche” | +0.125 (0.003) |
| “Menses” | -0.556 (< 0.001) |
| “Period” | +0.584 (< 0.001) |
| Male body-related terms | |
| “Testes” | +0.119 (0.004) |
| “Testicles” | -0.506 (< 0.001) |
| “Testicular enlargement” | +0.024 (0.601) |
| “Penis” | -0.726 (< 0.001) |
| “Penis growth” | -0.226 (< 0.001) |
| “Scrotum” | -0.262 (< 0.001) |
| “Scrotum growth” | -0.006 (0.881) |
Table 2 Selected searches in English and local languages in countries where a rise in the reporting of precocious puberty has been reported vs time
| Search terms | Tau (P value) |
| Italy (English & Italian) | |
| “Precocious Puberty” | NA |
| “Pubertà Precoce” | +0.046 (0.292) |
| “Early puberty” | NA |
| “Menarche” | NA |
| “Menarca” | +0.057 (0.169) |
| Turkey (English & Turkish) | |
| “Precocious Puberty” | NA |
| “Erken Ergenlik” | +0.050 (0.248) |
| “Early puberty” | NA |
| “Menarche” | NA |
| “Menarş” | +0.002 (0.996) |
| India (English, Marathi & Hindi) | |
| “Precocious Puberty” | +0.103 (0.014) |
| “Precocious Puberty (in Marathi)” | +0.118 (0.004) |
| “Precocious Puberty (in Hindi)” | NA |
| “Early puberty” | +0.052 (0.240) |
| “Menarche” | +0.371 (< 0.001) |
| “Menarche (in Marathi)” | NA |
| “Menarche (in Hindi)” | +0.041 (0.161) |
| Brazil (English & Portuguese) | |
| “Precocious Puberty” | NA |
| “Puberdade Precoce” | +0.362 (< 0.001) |
| “Early puberty” | NA |
| “Menarche” | +0.002 (0.959) |
| “Menarca” | +0.264 (< 0.001) |
| Spain (English & Spanish) | |
| “Precocious Puberty” | NA |
| “Pubertad precoz” | -0.007 (0.862) |
| “Early puberty” | NA |
| “Menarche” | -0.006 (0.904) |
| “Menarquia” | +0.038 (0.356) |
| South Korea (English & Korean) | |
| “Precocious Puberty” | -0.008 (0.427) |
| “Precocious Puberty (in Korean)” | NA |
| “Menarche” | 0.012 (0.397) |
| “Menarche (in Korean)” | 0.011 (0.395) |
- Citation: Tselebis A, Zabuliene L, Milionis C, Ilias I. Pandemic and precocious puberty - a Google trends study. World J Methodol 2023; 13(1): 1-9
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v13/i1/1.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v13.i1.1