Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics according to their biological maturity at baseline. Data presented are the means (standard deviations).
Late Group
n = 12
Mid Group
n = 12
Early Group
n = 17
Chronological age (years)
13.1 (0.5)
12.8 (0.4)
13.3 (0.6)
Estimated APHV (years)
14.2 (0.6)
12.7 (0.4)
11.9 (0.8)
Height (cm)
149.8 (7.2)
165.2 (7.5)
167.9 (7.4)
Body mass (kg)
50.5 (5.3)
56.1 (4.1)
55.6 (6.7)
n = 8
n = 10
n = 6
Chronological age (years)
12.9 (0.5)
12.9 (0.5)
13.2 (0.4)
Estimated APHV (years)
14.1 (0.6)
12.9 (0.6)
12.2 (0.8)
Height (cm)
151.9 (6.1)
158.7 (3.8)
173.7 (5.9)
Body mass (kg)
51.2 (6.3)
55.2 (5.6)
61.7 (4.7)
APHV: age at peak height velocity.