Height predictions by Bayley-Pinneau method may misguide pediatric endocrinologists.

Tarim Ö. F.

The Turkish journal of pediatrics, vol.55, no.5, pp.485-92, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: The Turkish journal of pediatrics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.485-92
  • Keywords: height prediction, Bayley-Pinneau method, projected height, CENTRAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY, ADULT HEIGHT, GIRLS
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Height prediction (HP) methods have been utilized for many years, but the accuracy of these methods has been questioned. The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of Bayley-Pinneau (BP) method for height prediction. We calculated the predicted height of children based on the standard height for each major percentile for boys and girls for average, accelerated, and retarded bone age (BA). We compared these results with the projected adult height assuming BA as chronological age (CA).