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T Tanaka1, K Komatsu, G Takada

  • 1Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, National Children's Medical Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.

Endocrine Journal
|October 28, 1998
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Children

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Understanding longitudinal growth patterns is crucial for identifying growth disorders.
  • Puberty significantly influences final height and height standard deviation (SDS).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze factors influencing height SDS changes during puberty.
  • To develop predictive models for final height SDS based on early childhood growth metrics.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized smoothing cubic spline functions to analyze 13,707 longitudinal records (ages 6-17).
  • Categorized children into subgroups based on height SDS at age 6 years with 0.2 SD intervals.

Main Results:

  • Children with lower initial height SDS at age 6 tend to achieve higher final height SDS by delaying puberty onset.

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  • Children with higher initial height SDS at age 6 tend to achieve lower final height SDS by entering puberty earlier.
  • The study demonstrates a clear tendency in final height SDS distribution across initial height SDS subgroups.

    • Conclusions:

    • Early childhood height SDS and pubertal timing are key predictors of final adult height.
    • This analysis provides a valuable tool for predicting final height SDS in clinical settings for growth disorders.