A csontéletkor és méret-, illetve a morfológiai életkor közötti összefüggések vizsgálata = Examining inter-relationships between bone age, somatic age, and morphological age

Utczás, Katinka Erzsébet (2025) A csontéletkor és méret-, illetve a morfológiai életkor közötti összefüggések vizsgálata = Examining inter-relationships between bone age, somatic age, and morphological age. ANTHROPOLOGIAI KÖZLEMÉNYEK, 66. pp. 101-108. ISSN 0003-5440

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Abstract

Our study investigated the growth patterns, bone structure indicators, and changes in absolute and relative body components used to characterize the bone structure of average Hungarian children aged 7–18 years based on a cross-sectional sample (N: 1678). After exploring the age-related patterns of various lengths, widths, bone diameters, circumferences, and skinfolds, we analysed the relationships of the most commonly used methods for characterizing biological development, examining their correlations with chronological age and with each other. According to the results of the Second National Growth Study, we found no statistical difference between the body dimensions of children measured almost 20 years ago and children examined in 2013–2014. However, similarly to a trend observed in several countries, a positive secular trend was observed also in our study raising the need for a Third National Growth Study. Among the bone structure indicators, percentile samples constructed from the BUA (broadband ultrasound attenuation) and SOS (speed of ultrasound) indicators determined with the DTU-one ultrasonic osteometer provide (unpublished so far) reference data in children aged 7–18. By examining the relationship between biological ages and chronological age, we found that after the age of 14 in girls and after the age of 16 in boys, deceleration of developmental processes may influence the accuracy of the assessment of biological maturity. The strong correlations between bone age, morphological age, and somatic age allowed us to develop a regression model based only on body measures to estimate bone age. However, it must be noted that the applicability of methods based on growth and maturation is population specific and needs periodic modification. The analysis of age-related patterns in body measurements and the relationships of biological ages characterizing biological development enabled us to develop bone age estimation equations based solely on anthropometric body dimensions, which can be quickly and reliably applied in screening tests in schools and paediatric clinics.

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