Abstract:Objective To detect the levels of serum fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), Klotho, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and gonadotropins in girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) and explore their relationship with ICPP.Methods Thirty-four girls diagnosed with ICPP, aged < 8 years, treated at the Department of Pediatrics, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, from June 2021 to June 2022, were selected as the observation group. Twenty-six healthy girls aged < 8 years who underwent health examinations during the same period and had not initiated puberty were selected as the control group. Serum levels of FGF23, Klotho, IGF-1, sex hormones, bone age, and ovarian volume were measured in all participants, and the results were compared and analyzed.Results There were statistically significant differences in height, height standard deviation score, body mass index, body mass index standard deviation score, bone age, bone age index, and ovarian volume between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). The levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and FGF23 were significantly different between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). In the observation group, Klotho and FGF23 were positively correlated (r = 0.781, P < 0.05), and Klotho was positively correlated with IGF-1, LH, body mass index, bone age, and ovarian volume (r = 0.646, 0.520, 0.317, 0.413, and 0.697, respectively; all P < 0.05). FGF23 was positively correlated with IGF-1, LH, body mass index, bone age, and ovarian volume (r = 0.781, 0.591, 0.392, 0.353, 0.410, and 0.669, respectively; all P < 0.05).Conclusion Serum IGF-1, FGF23, and Klotho play certain physiological roles in the pubertal development of girls.