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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) |
- 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