Maturational advantage of early maturers in youth sport
BACKGROUND: Early maturers dominate in youth sport, yet the degree of maturational advantage against normal and late maturers is poorly described.
METHODS: In a sample of 167 athletic boys and adolescents (age 6.9-18.5 years) we assessed biological age (BA) using Greulich-Pyle skeletal age estimation method, and compared biological to chronological age (CA) for each participant. Participants` maturation status was determined according to following criteria: early maturers (BA>CA by 6 months or more); normal maturers (BA above or below CA by =6 months); and late maturers (BA retarded by more than 6 months to CA).
RESULTS: Among boys in our cohort, 36.5% were categorized as early maturers, 46.7% as normal maturers, and 16.8% were classified as late maturers (P=0.002), while an average maturational advantage of early maturers vs. late maturers was 1.8 years.
CONCLUSIONS: It seems that normal and early maturers predominate in youth sport, with athletic boys and adolescents displayed an advanced biological age.
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Aiheet: | ikä nuoriso lapsi suhde suorituskyky suorituskapasiteetti kypsä |
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Aihealueet: | biologiset ja lääketieteelliset tieteet junioriurheilu |
Tagging: | Akzeleration |
DOI: | 10.23736/S0025-7826.17.03105-2 |
Julkaisussa: | Medicina dello Sport |
Julkaistu: |
2017
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Vuosikerta: | 70 |
Numero: | 2 |
Sivuja: | 186-190 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | italia (kieli) englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |