Accelerated skeletal maturation is associated with overweight and obesity as early as preschool age: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Body mass index (BMI) and skeletal age (SA) are important indicators of individual growth and maturation. Although the results have not been unified, most studies indicated that accelerated skeletal maturation is associated with overweight/obesity. However, there have so far been...

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Published in:	BMC Pediatrics
Main Authors:	Dandan Ke, Dajiang Lu, Guang Cai, Jing Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Koya Suzuki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-09-01
Subjects:	Pediatric obesity Relative skeletal age Advanced bone age Growth and maturation Body mass index
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02353-w