Birth Weight a Negative Determinant of Whole Body Bone Mineral Apparent Density in a Group of Adolescent Boys

Geometric Indices of Hip Bone Strength in Overweight and Control Elderly Men

“…Body weight is positively correlated to BMD in both genders and BMI is a strong negative determinant of fracture risk especially in women [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. In fact, being overweight is usually associated with higher BMD and hip bone strength indices in adolescents, young adults and post-menopausal women [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. Hip fractures account for a large part of the burden of osteoporosis in terms of morbidity and mortality in men [2].…”

“…DXA measurements were completed for the whole body (WB), the total hip and the femoral neck. The coefficients of variation were < 1.5% for BMC and BMD [26][27][28]34]. The same certified technician performed all analyses using the same technique for all measurements.…”

Geometric indices of hip bone strength in obese, overweight, and normal-weight adolescent boys

“…Body composition (lean mass, fat mass, body fat percentage) was assessed by DXA (Hologic QDR-4500W; Waltham, MA). In our laboratory, the in vivo coefficients of variation were <1% for fat and lean mass [27,28].…”

“…In our laboratory, the coefficients of variation were <1% for BMC and BMD [27,28]. The same certified technician performed all analyses using the same technique for all measurements.…”