A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Growth
Published on 23. April 1990
Book
Hardback
XIII, 433 pages
978-3-540-19569-6 (ISBN)
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A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Growth
reports the findings of a longitudinal study of the growth of 200 schoolboys and 100 schoolgirls through the course of adolescence. As well as height and weight, about a dozen other physical measures were studied or related to each other and to the staging of sexual characteristics. These values are analysed according to both the chronological age and age based on a common pubertal characteristic of peak height velocity. The range of magnitude and timing of pubertal events is described and compared for boys and girls. These recent data are compared with previous European and North American longitudinal studies, notably those of Tanner conducted over 20 years ago. In addition new information is provided which contrasts growth of two large cohorts of boys in different geographical and social settings, and compares the growth patterns of thin and exogenously obese subjects and of early and later maturers.
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Edition
1st Edition.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
121 s/w Abbildungen
121figs.
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Weight
1555 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-19569-6 (9783540195696)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4471-1721-6
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Content
1 The Background to the Study.- Subjects.- Schools.- Methods of Selection.- Separate Evaluation of Leeds and Douai Boys.- Details of Participating Children and Duration of Follow-up.- Methods.- Anthropometric Measurements and Observations.- Urinary Gonadotrophin Hormone Estimations.- Presentation of Results.- Centiles.- Ages.- Puberty Ratings.- References.- Figures and Tables.- 2 Height and Height Velocity.- Findings.- Discussion.- References.- Figures.- 3 Weight and Weight Velocity.- Findings.- Discussion.- References.- Figures.- 4 Growth of the Limbs and Trunk.- Findings.- Discussion.- Growth in the Trunk and Leg.- Growth in Span.- Ratios of the Growth of Body Components.- Reference.- Figures.- 5 Shoulders and Hips, Elbows and Knees.- Findings.- Discussion.- Growth of the Shoulders.- Growth of the Hips.- Growth of the Elbows and Knees.- Figures.- 6 Fat.- Findings.- Measurements of Subcutaneous Fat.- Indices of Body Composition.- Discussion.- Changes in Skinfold Measurements.- Evaluation of Body Fatness.- References.- Figures and Table.- 7 Limb Circumferences and Lean Body Mass.- Findings.- Limb Circumferences.- Lean Body Mass.- Discussion.- Figures.- 8 Pubertal Changes.- Findings.- Age Distribution of Appearance of Pubertal Characteristics.- Sequence of Changes, Time Intervals and Height Increments Between the Stages.- References.- Figures and Table.- 9 Bone Age Studies in a Selected Group of Leeds Boys.- Methods.- Findings.- The Relationship of Skeletal Age to Chronological Age.- The Relationship of Skeletal Age to Stages of Puberty.- The Relationship Between Skeletal Age and Height Changes.- Discussion.- References.- Figures and Tables.- 10 Comparison of Growth of Two Cohorts of Schoolboys in Different Settings.- Subjects and Methods.- Possible Contributory Factors to Growth Variation Between the Groups.- The Day School Versus the Boarding School Setting.- Social and Environmental Background.- Geographical Location.- Findings.- Timing of Pubertal Stages.- Height and Height Velocity.- Components of Stature and Span.- Weight and Weight Velocity.- Components of Weight.- Discussion.- References.- Figures and Tables.- 11 Prediction of Ultimate Stature.- Prediction of Ultimate Stature on the Basis of Bone Age Estimations.- Prediction of Residual Growth and Ultimate Height on the Basis of Pubertal Staging.- Variation in Height Increments Dependent on Age at Puberty.- References.- Figure and Tables.- 12 Urinary Gonadotrophins.- Results.- Girls.- Boys.- Discussion.- References.- Figures.- 13 Comparison of Growth Characteristics of Children of Differing Degrees of Fatness and Differing Weight/Height Relationships.- Classification of the Subjects According to Methods Based on Total Skinfolds or Quetelet's Index at the Age of PHV.- General Considerations.- Findings.- Results Comparing Growth Characteristics of Children Classified According to the Total of 4 Skinfolds.- Results Comparing Growth Characteristics of Children Classified on the Basis of Quetelet's Index.- Conclusions.- References.- Figures and Tables.- 14 Growth Characteristics of Early and Late Developers.- General Considerations.- Findings.- Chronological Ages and Interrelationships of Pubertal Stages.- Measurements.- Example of the Growth of Three Brothers.- Conclusions.- Reference.- Figures and Tables.- 15 Comparisons with Other Studies.- Heights and Weights.- Components of Stature and Girth.- Skinfold Measurements and Estimates of Fatness.- Lean Body Mass.- Timing and Magnitude of Pubertal Changes.- Ultimate Height and Predictive Factors.- The Effects of Degrees of Fatness on Growth and Puberty.- Growth Differences of Early, Average and Late Developing Children.- Conclusion.- References.- Tables.- Appendices.- Appendix 1 Participating Schools.- Appendix 2 Centile Distributions of Measurements.- Appendix 3 Acknowledgements.- References.