The Relation between Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat to Bone Mass among Egyptian Children and Adolescents
| Autor: | Sahar A. El-Masry, Nayera E. Hassan, Rokia A. El-Banna, Mohamed S. El Hussieny |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol 2, No 4 (2014): Dec 15 (OAMJMS); 573-578 Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014): Dec 15 (OAMJMS); 573-578 Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 573-578 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1857-9655 |
| DOI: | 10.3889/oamjms.2014.103 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: The relation between fat distribution and bone mass is still being debated in children and adolescents.AIM: To verify the influence of both visceral and subcutaneous fat on bone mass among Egyptian children and adolescents.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study involved 78 (38 boys and 40 girls) individuals from children (42) and adolescents (36), aged 8-17 years. They were divided into 2 age groups: children group (20 boys and 22 girls) aged 8-12 years and adolescent group (18 boys and 18 girls) aged 13-17 years. Anthropometric measurements, visceral and subcutaneous fat (measured by ultrasound), body composition, BMD and BMC (Measured by DXA), were attempted.RESULTS: Among children, significant positive correlations between visceral fat; in males; and subcutaneous fat; in females; with total BMC, BMD and its Z-score were revealed. After exclusion of age effect, the association between visceral fat in females with total BMD and its Z-score and lumbar BMD-Z-score became significant. For adolescents, no correlation was observed between either visceral or subcutaneous fat with any parameter of bone mass.CONCLUSIONS: Visceral and subcutaneous fat had significant positive association with bone mass in children; males and females respectively. On the contrary such association disappeared during adolescence. |
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