ASSESSMENT OF SOMATIC MATURATION OF VENEZUELAN ADOLESCENTS.

Introduction: beginning of adolescence comprises important physical modifications, which affects growth and changes in body composition, therefore it is important to consider maturation assessment.

Objective: to develop a non-invasive method to assess maturity status in Venezuelan adolescents from peak height velocity (PHV) by means of anthropometric variables in a cross-sectional sample.

Methods: data comprised 681 Venezuelan adolescents 9 up to 18 years of age.