Background The identification of sport talent among adolescent athletes is a topic that in
recent years has been a major focus of interest for both the scientific community and sport …

Background Longitudinal data analysis can improve our understanding of the influences on
health trajectories across the life-course. There are a variety of statistical models which can …

Puberty is a time of substantial biological and psychological changes. One of the hallmarks
of puberty is a rapid growth spurt, however its timing varies between individuals. The impact …

Objective To examine the associations between body mass index (BMI) at 2-4 years and 5-7
years and age at peak height velocity (APHV), an objective measure of pubertal timing …

Objectives To examine the timing and intensity of skeletal maturation of the radius‐ulna‐
short (RUS) bones in elite youth Arab athletes. Methods We compared SuperImposition by …

Background Estimates pertaining to the timing of the adolescent growth spurt (eg peak
height velocity; PHV), including age at peak height velocity (aPHV), play a critical role in the …

Abstract Background: James Tanner emphasised the “tempo” of growth, ie the adolescent
spurt as summarised by its timing (age at peak velocity or APV) and intensity (peak velocity …

Although successful performance in basketball requires high levels of muscular strength
during adolescence, its development is confounded by the effects of normal growth. We …

Purpose: To provide the first scrutiny of adult height prediction protocols based on
automated Greulich–Pyle and Tanner–Whitehouse (TW) skeletal ages applied to elite youth …

Puberty timing is fundamentally part of life-course health. Yet, little is known about the value
of different measures of pubertal timing, particularly in males. We used a population-based …