A longitudinal study of adolescent growth

摘要: A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Growth reports the findings a longitudinal study growth 200 schoolboys and 100 schoolgirls through course adolescence. As well as height weight, about dozen other physical measures were studied or related to each staging sexual characteristics. These values are analysed according both chronological age based on common pubertal characteristic peak velocity. The range magnitude timing events is described compared for boys girls. recent data with previous European North American studies, notably those Tanner conducted over 20 years ago. In addition new information provided which contrasts two large cohorts in different geographical social settings, compares patterns thin exogenously obese subjects early later maturers.