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KMID : 1234920120120010009
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2012 Volume.12 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.19
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A study on the Growth, Skeletal Maturity of Children with Obesity
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Kim Cho-Young
Chang Gyu-Tae
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was designed to find out the relationships between obesity and growth, skeletal maturity among children by analyzing body composition and bone age.
Methods: Subjects were composed of 577 children from six years to seventeen years of age, without any other diseases related to growth, were measured their body composition and bone age.
Results: As obesity index was increased, the RH-MPH(%) and skeletal maturity significantly was also increased. The RH-MPH(%) of the obesity group was significantly increased than that of normal weight group; the skeletal maturity was more increased in th obesity group. It means the recent height of obese children was more taller than that of inherited from the parents, while skeletal maturity of obese children was more rapidly progressing. The RH-MPH(%) was increased in children who revealed stage of second sexual character; skeletal maturity was decreased in children who developed secondary sexual character.
Conclusions: Obesity children might be taller than what it supposed to be. However, obesity could cause the increase of skeletal maturity. It means the growth plate of obese children has been closed early.
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KEYWORD
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Obesity, Growth, RH(Recent Height), MPH(Mid-Parental Height), Skeletal maturity, Children, Second sexual character
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