title: Interrelationships among measures of somatic, skeletal, dental, and sexual maturity.
abstract: The interrelationships among five measures of physiologic maturity for 50 French-Canadian girls are evaluated--menarche, peak height velocity (PHV), 75% skeletal maturity, appearance of the ulnar sesamoid, and 90% dental development. The mean ages of occurrence of the events differed significantly (P less than 0.01). Menarche and 90% dental maturity showed the least variability. Ages of PHV, menarche, and 75% skeletal maturity were significantly correlated (P less than 0.05). Age of menarche was most closely associated with PHV. The appearance of the ulnar sesamoid was highly correlated with 75% skeletal maturity; both were equally related to the ages of PHV and menarche. The age at which French-Canadian girls attain 90% of their dental development showed no significant relationships with the other maturity indicators. The results imply that the mechanisms controlling dental development are independent of somatic and/or sexual maturity.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D000366:Age Determination by Teeth; D001827:Body Height; D001846:Bone Development; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche; D009805:Odontogenesis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000254:growth & development; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D014078:Tooth Eruption