Pubertal growth in normal Thai children: a longitudinal study
| dc.contributor.author | Suttipong Wacharasindhu | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-02-15T08:38:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-02-15T08:38:00Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2011-02-02 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-02-02 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Pubertal growth data in Thai children has been reported as cross-sectional studies. There is no longitudinal study in Thai children.Objective: Investigate the longitudinal growth data in normal Thai children including the relationship between age at pubertal onset and other growth parameters.Material and method: Eighty-eight normal children (44 boys, 44 girls) were longitudinally assessed for the growth and puberty until they reached their final adult height. Pubertal staging was assessed by the Tanner method.Results: Mean age of pubertal onset was 10.2 ± 1.2 years for girls and 12.2 ± 1.0 years for boys. Total pubertal height gain was 18.3 ± 4.0 cm for girls and 22.3 ± 4.4 cm for boys. Total pubertal height gain had a negative correlation with age at pubertal onset for girls, but not for boys.Conclusion: The onset of puberty was not much changed from previous studies. Girls with early puberty had a higher pubertal height gain. This might be due to a compensatory mechanism. These longitudinal growth data can be used as a reference in clinical practices for Thai children.Keywords: Pubertal onset, pubertal height gain, Thai children | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Asian Biomedicine (Research Reviews and News); Vol. 4 No. 5 October 2010; 793-795 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/130026 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Asian Biomedicine (Research Reviews and News) | en_US |
| dc.rights | Asian Biomedicine (Research Reviews and News) | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://abm.digitaljournals.org/index.php/abm/article/viewFile/507/372 | en_US |
| dc.title | Pubertal growth in normal Thai children: a longitudinal study | en_US |
| dc.type | Brief Comunications | en_US |
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