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Standard growth curve chart for body height of Chinese adolescent for orthodontic diagnosis.
L Ye, Y Chen, X Lou, Guoping Xiong
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To make a standard growth curve chart on the body height of Chinese adolescents. METHODS: Statistical data from 32,524 Sichuan students aged 7 to 19 years were surveyed in 1995. Mean values of the annual increment of body height and the ages of the pubertal growth periods were analyzed. RESULTS: During the period between 9 and 13 years of age, females grow faster than their male peers. After age 13 years, males surpass females, and the difference in physical growth and development becomes more pronounced. CONCLUSIONS: The new standard growth curve chart on the body height of Chinese adolescent may be applied to better understand the growth pattern of Chinese orthodontic patients.