Determinants of bone mineral density, bone mineral content, and body composition in a cohort of healthy children: influence of sex, age, puberty, and physical activity
| Autor: | Lucilla Martini, Silvia Triarico, Valentina Ansuini, P. Caradonna, Valentina Paolucci, Elio Salvaggio, E. Ausili, B. Focarelli, Donato Rigante, Claudia Rendeli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Bone density Statistics as Topic Immunology Population Lumbar vertebrae Motor Activity Cohort Studies Bone health Absorptiometry Photon Sex Factors Rheumatology Bone Density Internal medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine Child education Bone mineral education.field_of_study Femur Neck business.industry Puberty Age Factors Cross-Sectional Studies medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology Adipose Tissue Italy Settore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICA Child Preschool Cohort Body Composition Lean body mass Female Cortical bone business Cancellous bone |
| Zdroj: | Rheumatology International. 32:2737-2743 |
| ISSN: | 1437-160X 0172-8172 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00296-011-2059-8 |
| Popis: | Interventions directed to the recognition of abnormal bone mineral density, bone mineral content, and body composition in the pediatric age require the definition of factors influencing bone mass acquisition during growth. We have evaluated in a cross-sectional manner by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry the impact of sex, age, puberty, and physical activity on total body areal bone mineral density, regional (lumbar and femoral) bone mineral densities, bone mineral content, and body composition (fat mass and lean mass) in a cohort of 359 healthy Italian children aged 3-14 years and investigated their specific contribution to bone mass accrual. Statistical multiple regression analysis was performed dividing the population in pre- and post-pubertal groups. Bone mineral density at the lumbar spine has resulted equally distributed in both sexes before puberty while has resulted higher at the femoral necks in males at whatever age. A significant effect on bone mass acquisition was exerted by male sex and lean mass. In the areas where the cortical bone is prevalent, males of the pre-pubertal group have presented the highest values; in the areas where the cancellous bone is prevalent, both sexes were equivalent until the age of 9 years, but after this age, females have presented higher increases, probably related to the inferior dimensional development of lumbar vertebrae. Conclusively, male sex and lean mass seem to represent independent predictors of bone mass accrual in the cortical bone of the examined children, while female sex and pubertal maturation are independent predictors of bone mass accrual in the trabecular bone. |
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