Hägg U, Taranger J
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden.
Ann Hum Biol. 1991 Jan-Feb;18(1):47-56. doi: 10.1080/03014469100001392.
A sample of 103 Swedish boys and 80 Swedish girls followed longitudinally were grouped into early, average and late maturers on the basis of age at peak height velocity. In girls there were significant differences in height between the maturity groups from 5 to 14 years of age, but the final height did not differ between the groups. In boys there were significant differences in height between the maturity groups from 12 to 16 years, no significant difference at the age of 17 years, and from 18 years of age and on, late-maturing boys were significantly taller than the early maturity boys. From 21 years and onwards they were also taller than the average-maturing boys. Thus final height differed significantly between the late-maturing boys and the other two maturity groups of boys, averaging 6.5 cm and 4.2 cm, respectively.
对103名瑞典男孩和80名瑞典女孩进行纵向跟踪研究，根据身高增长速度峰值时的年龄将他们分为早熟、平均成熟和晚熟三组。在女孩中，5至14岁期间，不同成熟度组之间的身高存在显著差异，但最终身高在各组之间并无差异。在男孩中，12至16岁期间，不同成熟度组之间的身高存在显著差异，17岁时无显著差异，从18岁及以后，晚熟男孩明显高于早熟男孩。从21岁及以后，他们也高于平均成熟度的男孩。因此，晚熟男孩与其他两组成熟度的男孩之间的最终身高存在显著差异，平均分别高出6.5厘米和4.2厘米。
