All healthy children pass through the same stages of growth, yet they do so at distinct times and tempos. Consequently, there can be large maturational differences between children of the same chronological age. Thus, it is essential to measure maturity as study results may be confounded by biological age. Yet assessing maturity is difficult. As a result, methods to predict maturity exist, however, the validity of these models have been questioned. Further, the influence of maturational timing on bone mass, density, structure, and strength remains unclear. In this dissertation, I utilized data from healthy children who were participants in the Healthy Bones Study III (HBSIII). Three studies comprise my dissertation. First, given the need fo...
Maximizing bone mass during adolescence may protect against osteoporosis in later life. The purposes...
Objective. To evaluate the association between chronological age, skeletal age, pubertal stage, and ...
Background: Understanding growth, which may be one of the most elusive variances, is critical for di...
Purpose Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressi...
Purpose Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressi...
Purpose: Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressio...
Purpose: Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressio...
Purpose Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressi...
Purpose: Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressio...
Background: Although the relation between body fatness and maturation has been the subject of much r...
A higher bone mass may reduce the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. The role of maturational timin...
The study includes measurements of height, weight, sitting height, upper arm circumference, triceps ...
Purpose: The range of variability between individuals of the same chronological age (CA) in somatic ...
The variation of skeletal maturity about chronological age is a sensitive indicator of population he...
Background: Skeletal maturation has been used as a way to evaluate growth and development and its ac...
Maximizing bone mass during adolescence may protect against osteoporosis in later life. The purposes...
Objective. To evaluate the association between chronological age, skeletal age, pubertal stage, and ...
Background: Understanding growth, which may be one of the most elusive variances, is critical for di...
Purpose Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressi...
Purpose Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressi...
Purpose: Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressio...
Purpose: Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressio...
Purpose Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressi...
Purpose: Assessing biological maturity in studies of children is challenging. Sex-specific regressio...
Background: Although the relation between body fatness and maturation has been the subject of much r...
A higher bone mass may reduce the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. The role of maturational timin...
The study includes measurements of height, weight, sitting height, upper arm circumference, triceps ...
Purpose: The range of variability between individuals of the same chronological age (CA) in somatic ...
The variation of skeletal maturity about chronological age is a sensitive indicator of population he...
Background: Skeletal maturation has been used as a way to evaluate growth and development and its ac...
Maximizing bone mass during adolescence may protect against osteoporosis in later life. The purposes...
Objective. To evaluate the association between chronological age, skeletal age, pubertal stage, and ...
Background: Understanding growth, which may be one of the most elusive variances, is critical for di...