Table 1 Population Data including adult height, age at peak height velocity or peak growth age (PGA), Age at 90% of adult height, and the % adult height attained at PGA.
From: The Uniform Pattern of Growth and Skeletal Maturation during the Human Adolescent Growth Spurt
Brush | Berkeley | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | |
Adult Heights | 151–175 (mean 163.4) cm | 169–183.9 (mean 177) cm | 153.6–183.2 (mean 166.5) cm | 161.8–195.1 (mean 179.6) cm |
PGAs (spline) | 9.7–13.4 years (mean 11.3 ± SD 0.86 yr) | 11.7–14.3 years (mean 13.0 ± SD 0.65 yr) | 9.0–14.4 years (mean 11.5 ± SD 1.1 yr) | 9.0–15.0 years (mean 13.4 ± SD 1.4 yr) |
Age at 90% adult height | 9.9–12.6 years (mean 11.2 ± SD 0.68 yr) | 11.9–14.1 years (mean 13.0 ± SD 0.6 yr) | 9.6–13.2 years (mean 11.4 ± SD 0.8 yr) | 11.6–15.8 years (mean 13.5 ± SD 0.9 yr) |
% adult height at PGA | 83.4% − 96.5% (mean 90.0% ± SD 2.5%) | 85.6% − 93.8% (mean 90.0% ± SD 2.1%) | 81.2% − 94.8% (mean 90.5% ± SD 2.4%) | 75.3% − 94.8% (mean 90.2% ± SD 4.0%) |
