This study seems to conclude that Europeans have slower bone age development than other ethnicities. Does this mean their growth plates close later?

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8756328219304740

I might be retarded just lmk if this is a stupid hypothesis - Just hopeful I (5'9 at 16.5) will grow since my dad is 6'3.5 and mum is 5'7 but peaked at 5'8.5. they both grew fairly late too I think my dad put on a few inches into 17 yrs old and apparently my mum grew a bit in uni 18+