INDIVIDUAL GROWTH IN STATURE - COMPARISON OF 4 GROWTH STUDIES IN USA
INDIVIDUAL GROWTH IN STATURE - COMPARISON OF 4 GROWTH STUDIES IN USA
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DOI:
10.1080/03014467600001791
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
ROCHE, AF
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作者:
THISSEN, D;BOCK, RD;ROCHE, AF
Patterns of growth in stature of subjects from the 4 major USA longitudinal growth studies are compared using a 2-component model for individual growth. Problems inherent in the comparison of data from independent growth studies, such as those arising from different methods of sampling subjects and scheduling measurements and the occurrence of atypical subjects, are considered and solutions are offered. Statistical tests of the individual growth parameters revealed significant, but small, differences among the samples in the magnitude of the contributions of prepubertal and adolescent growth to mature stature and in the velocity of growth. No differences between samples in the timing of the adolescent component were detected.