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Height, weight, and BMI: mean age of peak velocity in boys and girls1
| Age at peak velocity |
||
| Boys | Girls | |
| y | ||
| Height | 16.1 ± 0.12 | 13.1 ± 0.14 |
| Weight | 16.0 ± 0.12 | 14.3 ± 0.10 |
| BMI | 16.6 ± 0.21 | 14.8 ± 0.12 |
All values are means ± SEMs; derived from SITAR models (14). n = 80 boys and 80 girls in the longitudinal study. The total numbers of data points in the SITAR models were as follows: 670 for boys and 753 for girls. SITAR, Superimposition by Translation and Rotation Method.
