Correlation of Body Mass Index with Serum Osteocalcin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 in the Assessment of Pubertal Growth Spurt - A Comparative Study
The clinical relevance of serum biomarkers (OC, IGFBP-3) and their correlation with BMI percentile and CVM stages could be certainly used to assess the circumpubertal growth status. Obese and severely obese females, though they belong to the age range of 13-17 years and later CVM stages, there was a significant increase in OC and IGFBP-3 serum levels that could be used to plan orthopedic treatment.
Authors
- Kesavaram Padmavathy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-1464)
- A. Arif Yezdani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5172-1885)
- S. Keerthana
Institutions
- Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (IN)
- Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Bharath University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Dental Research
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_266_24
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00