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KMID : 0363420090230020145
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2009 Volume.23 No. 2 p.145 ~ p.157
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A Study on Relationships between Bone Age and Body Composition
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Lee Yu-Jin
Yun Hye-Jin
Kwak Min-A
Baek Jung-Han
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between bone age and body composition to make efficient clinical reviews on children’s growth.
Methods: 157 of children in age of 3 years to 16 years old were participated in this study(88 of boys and 69 of girls). They visited the department of pediatrics, OO university oriental hospital and were measured their body composition and bone age.
Results: 1. An age and bone age, height, weight, and body mass index were positively correlated, and also a bone age and height, weight, and body mass index were positively correlated. 2. The level of soft lean mass, body fat mass, and MPH were increased in boys in higher height percentile. Children’s predicted adult height was higher in children in higher height percentile. 3. The level of body fat mass was increased as weight percentile increased. Bone age, MPH was increased as weight percentile increased, especially in case of boys. In girl’s case, the level of soft lean mass, their predicted adult height, the difference between children’s bone age and their actual age was increased as weight percentile increased.
Conclusions: Measuring bone age and body composition is the effective way to estimate children’s growth and development in future.
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KEYWORD
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Bone age, Body composition, Height, Weight, Growth, Expected adult height
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