Tanner Staging (TANN)

The Tanner Staging Assessment is no longer administered to participants

Assessment of growth and development is essential in the care of pediatric patients. In adolescence, this includes not only height and weight as in a younger child, but also sexual maturity or pubertal growth. Clinically, the most informative measure of an adolescent's pubertal development is the Tanner staging of puberty, also known as the sexual maturity rating (SMR).  There are two components of Tanner staging described for each sex, rated separately on a scale of one to five, where stage one is pre-puberty and stage five is adult maturity. For girls, staging is based on breast maturation and pubic hair growth, while for boys it is based on penis and testes development and pubic hair growth.

Domains Assessed: Physical

Note: The Tanner Staging Assessment is administered to participants ages 11+ and to parents of participants ages 6-10.

References: Marshall W.A., Tanner J.M. (1996). Variations in pattern of pubertal changes in girls. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 44, 291-303.

Time to Complete: 5-10 minutes

Protocol(s): A-F

A complete list of assessments can be found here.