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The skeletal maturity of Australian children aged 10–13 years in 2016 (2021)

Duckham, R. L., Hawley, N. L., Rodda, C., Rantalainen, T., & Hesketh, K. D. (2021). The skeletal maturity of Australian children aged 10–13 years in 2016. Annals of Human Biology, 48(2), 150-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2021.1909137

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Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Duckham, Rachel L.; Hawley, Nicola L.; Rodda, Christine; Rantalainen, Timo; Hesketh, Kylie D.

Lehti tai sarja: Annals of Human Biology

ISSN: 0301-4460

eISSN: 1464-5033

Julkaisuvuosi: 2021

Ilmestymispäivä: 18.04.2021

Volyymi: 48

Lehden numero: 2

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 150-152

Kustantaja: Taylor & Francis

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2021.1909137

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Tiivistelmä

Skeletal maturity can be used as a biological indicator of the tempo of growth in children and adolescents. We present a description of skeletal maturity from a cohort of white Australian children and describe variation in skeletal maturity based on child age. Participants (n = 71; age 10.5–13.9 years) were recruited from the ‘Healthy, Active Preschool & Primary Years (HAPPY)’ study. Left hand-wrist radiographs were used to determine skeletal maturity using the Tanner-Whitehouse III (TW3) RUS technique. In boys, the mean skeletal maturity offset (bone age – chronological age) was −0.12 ± 0.19 years and 57.9% had delayed skeletal maturity compared to chronological age. Among those with delayed skeletal maturity, the average delay was 0.99 years (range 0.02–2.54 years). In girls, skeletal age was advanced, on average, compared to chronological age by 0.32 ± 0.20 years. Among the 39.4% of girls with delayed skeletal maturity, the average delay was 0.48 years (range: 0.01–2.28). Four children in the sample exhibited a delay in skeletal maturity greater than 2 years. In the context of secular trends towards advanced skeletal maturity observed globally, delayed skeletal maturation in this white, economically privileged cohort are surprising and warrant further exploration.

YSO-asiasanat: kypsyminen; luusto; kasvu; lapset (ikäryhmät); pojat (ikäryhmät); tytöt

Vapaat asiasanat: maturation; skeletal; growth; boys and girls

Liittyvät organisaatiot

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2021

JUFO-taso: 1