Table 3.
Study | Sample Size | Sample Origin | Age | Biological Maturation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beunen et al. (1981) | 23 | Belgium | 16.6 yrs | Skeletal age (TW2 Method) (a) |
(11.4 - 21.4 years) | Age at menarche 15.13 ± 1.7 | |||
Theintz et al. (1989) | 34 | Switzerland | 12.6 ± 1.1 yrs | Skeletal age -Greulich-Pyle (yrs) |
11.0 ± 1.3 | ||||
RUS (yrs) 11.8 ± 1.4 | ||||
Claessens et al. (1990) | 201 | 16.5 ± 1.8 yrs | LP(b) MP(c) | |
World Championship** | (13.2-23.8 yrs) | HP(d) | ||
Skeletal age RUS (yrs) 15.1 14.8 | ||||
14.9 | ||||
Age at menarche (yrs) 14.1 15.4 | ||||
16.1 | ||||
Claessens et al. (1991) | 168 | 16.5 ± 1.8 yrs | Age at menarche (yrs) 15.2 ± 1.4 (10.6- | |
World Championship** | (13.2 - 23.8 yrs) | 18.1) | ||
Skeletal age TW2 | ||||
20 bone (yrs) 13.8 ± 0.8 | ||||
RUS (yrs) 14.3 ± 0.9 | ||||
Georgopoulos et al. (2004) | 169 | European | 15.7 ± 2 yrs | Skeletal age Greulich-Pyle (yrs) |
Championship Greece, 2002 | 13.4± 1.8 | |||
Claessens et al. (2006) | 150 | 14 to 17.9 yrs | Skeletal age TW2 Group1 Group 2 | |
World Championship** | Group 3 | |||
Age Group 14+ 14.0 ± 0.8 14.7 ± 0.2 | ||||
- | ||||
Age Group 15+ 14.2 ± 0.8 15.6 ± 0.3 | ||||
- | ||||
Age Group 16+ 14.4 ± 1.0 16.6 ± 0.3 | ||||
- | ||||
Age Group 17+ 14.3 ± 1.5 17.5 ± 0.3 | ||||
- | ||||
Peeters and | 129 | sub sample | 16.1 ± 1.2 yrs | Skeletal age TW2 14.5 ± 1.2 |
Claessens (2012) | World Championship** | (13.2-18.5) |
(a) Tanner Whitehouse 2; (b) low performer; (c) middle performer; (d) higher performer.
24th World Championships Netherlands-1987