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Whole body bone mineral content in healthy children and adolescents.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mølgaard, Christian Thomsen, Birthe Lykke Riegels Prentice, Ann Cole, Tim James Michaelsen, Kim F. |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | Data from healthy children are needed to evaluate bone mineralisation during childhood. Whole body bone mineral content (BMC) and bone area were examined by dual energy x ray absorptiometry (Hologic 1000/W) in healthy girls (n = 201) and boys (n = 142) aged 5-19 years. Centile curves for bone area for age, BMC for age, bone area for height, and BMC for bone area were constructed using the LMS method. Bone mineral density calculated as BMC/bone area is not useful in children as it is significantly influenced by bone size. Instead, it is proposed that bone mineralisation is assessed in three steps: height for age, bone area for height, and BMC for bone area. These three steps correspond to three different causes of reduced bone mass: short bones, narrow bones, and light bones. |
| Starting Page | 9 |
| Ending Page | 15 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/76/1/9.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 9059153v1 |
| Volume Number | 76 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Journal | Archives of disease in childhood |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Adolescent (age group) Bone Density Bone Mineral Content Bone Tissue Dual Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Plain x-ray Skeletal bone mecarzole |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
