• 作者： 賴英淑; 楊志良
• 作者服務機構： 彰化基督教醫院小兒科; 國立臺灣大學醫學院公共衛生研究所
• 中文摘要： 為瞭解目前我國青少年的生長及性發育情況，於民國72年9月～73年5月間，對彰化市地區所有公私立各級學校，小學四年級以上到高三的學生，做一次橫斷面的調查。以分層集束抽樣法取樣，共有男生1419人，女生1599人參加。年齡分佈在8～19歲之間。身高、體重的測量皆依人體測量學的方法測量之。 青少年時期，有一段期間身高及體重的成長急劇加快，謂之成長衝刺期，而當成長速度達到最高峰時，謂之尖峰速率。男女孩的身高成長衝刺期分別在12.0～14.8歲及10.0～12.6歲之間，達到身高尖峰速率則分別在13.5歲及11.5歲。男女孩體重成長衝刺期分別在12.0～15.9歲及10.0～12.7歲之間，達到體重尖峰率則分別在14.5歲及11.5歲。女孩比男孩早二年進入成長衝刺期，也比男孩早二年達到身高尖峰速率，早三年達到體重尖峰速率。男孩的成長衝刺期較長，並且在此期間成長的量也較大。女孩在10～13歲之間比男孩高，在12～13歲之間也比男孩重，但在13.5歲以後，不論在身高或體重方面很快就被男孩超越。男孩在16.5歲以後，女孩在15.5歲以接，身高的增加已很少。體重方面，在16.5歲以後男孩已幾乎不再增加，女孩則反有下降的趨勢。在平均年齡為17.5歲時，男孩平均高168.1公分，女孩156.2公分，平均男孩比女孩高12公分。
• 英文摘要： In order to understand the physical growth and sexual development of contemporary adolescents, across-sectional survey was conducted during the period September 1983 to May 1984. The populationcame from all the pupils from 4th grade up, and all the junior and senior high students of Changhua City.By using stratified cluster sampling, 1419 boys and 1599 girls participated, ranging in age from 8 to 19years. Body weight and height were measured. Growth spurt is a unique event during adolescence. It is well shown in the distance curves andpseudo-velocity curves of body height and weight. In boys, the growth spurt of height spanned from 12.0to 14.8 years, with peak height velocity (PHV) at 13.5 years. In girls it was from 10.0 to 12.6 years andpeaked at 11.5 years. The growth spurt of weight occurred from 12.0 to 15.9 years in boys with peakweight velocity (PWV) at 14.5 years, while girls had a growth spurt at 10.0-12.7 years with PWV at 11.5years. Girls entered into the growth spurt about 2 years earlier, and also entered into PHV, PWV, two andthree years earlier respectively than boys, while boys had a more intense and longer growth during thegrowth spurt than girls. Between 10.0-13.0 years girls were taller than boys, and between 12.0-13.0 yearsthey were heavier than boys. However, from 13.5 years onward girls were soon surpassed by boys both inheight and weight. Growth in height after 16.5 years in boys and after 15.5 in girls was minimal. Growthin weight in boys also became minimal after 16.5 years while girls weight even dropped a little bit after 16.5years. At the mean age of 17.5 years, boys were 168.1 cm, girls were 156.2 cm in average, boys being 12 cmtaller than girls after reaching their final height.
• 中文關鍵字： boay height; body weigth, growth spurt; adolescent; Chinese
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