title: Skeletal maturity and cognitive development of 12- to 17-year-old males.
abstract: The relationship between skeletal age and cognitive ability was examined in a probability sample representative of 12- to 17-year-old males in the United States. Skeletal age was measured by radiographic determination of bone maturation. Cognitive development was assessed by WISC Vocabulary and Block-design subtests. The analyses demonstrated a significant positive relationship between skeletal age and cognitive development, with chronological age controlled.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D001846:Bone Development; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D014888:Wechsler Scales