[Physical growth during adolescence].
Authors review principal manifestations of physical growth in adolescence: adolescent growth spur, body composition and chemical maturation. A cross-sectional study performed in Madrid area (92 females and 113 males normal adolescents) showed that serum alkaline phosphatase concentrations and urinary total hydroxyproline excretion had a close relation with height velocity and sex maturity ratings in adolescents. Factorial analysis showed variable correlation between 43 anthropometric and biochemical parameters.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012741:Sexual Maturation
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D006909:Hydroxyproline
Crecimiento físico durante la adolescencia.