Vercauteren M, Susanne C
Eur J Pediatr. 1985 Nov;144(4):306-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00441769.
Changes such as an increase in stature, in weight and an earlier physical and sexual maturation have been observed since the 19th century in Belgium as in most industrialized countries. In this paper, we consider the secular trend in height, weight and puberty (especially menarche) over the last 20 years in Brussels. During the period 1980-1982, 4177 subjects, from the Belgian population of Brussels, aged 3-26 years, have been measured and compared with Belgian subjects living in Brussels in 1960. In our sample, we observe a statistically significant increase in height (and weight), but this trend is less rapid than the increases noticed before in Belgium. Status quo data on menarche from 1048 girls from this sample were analysed by centiles and the probit method. For the first time in Belgium, it seems that the median age is stabilized at 13.0 years. However, the number of late menarches is still evolving.
自19世纪以来，在比利时以及大多数工业化国家都观察到了诸如身高增加、体重增加以及身体和性成熟提前等变化。在本文中，我们研究了布鲁塞尔过去20年中身高、体重和青春期（尤其是初潮）的长期趋势。在1980 - 1982年期间，对来自布鲁塞尔比利时人口的4177名3至26岁的受试者进行了测量，并与1960年居住在布鲁塞尔的比利时受试者进行了比较。在我们的样本中，我们观察到身高（和体重）有统计学上的显著增加，但这一趋势比比利时以前注意到的增加速度要慢。通过百分位数和概率单位法对该样本中1048名女孩的初潮现状数据进行了分析。在比利时，初潮的中位年龄似乎首次稳定在13.0岁。然而，初潮延迟的人数仍在变化。
