Total-body and regional bone mineral content and areal bone mineral density in children aged 8-18 y : the fels longitudinal study

Techniques for cross-calibration of bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) between manufacturers of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) instruments are currently inadequate for total body measurements. Therefore, manufacturer-specific data for BMC and BMD in children are needed...

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Published in:	The American journal of clinical nutrition 1998-11, Vol.68 (5), p.1111-1117
Main Authors:	MAYNARD, L. M, GUO, S. S, CHUMLEA, W. C, ROCHE, A. F, WISEMANDLE, W. A, ZELLER, C. M, TOWNE, B, SIERVOGEL, R. M
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Absorptiometry, Photon Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Body Height Body Weight Bone Density Bones Child Children & youth European Continental Ancestry Group Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Growth Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Medical imaging Minerals Reference Values Sex Characteristics Skeleton and joints Vertebrates: osteoarticular system, musculoskeletal system White people
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Summary:	Techniques for cross-calibration of bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) between manufacturers of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) instruments are currently inadequate for total body measurements. Therefore, manufacturer-specific data for BMC and BMD in children are needed. We provided age- and sex-specific means and SDs for total-body and regional BMC and areal BMD in 8-18-y-old white children. BMC and BMD of the head, arms, legs, pelvis, spine, and total body were determined by DXA. Data include 465 annual measurements from 148 healthy children with body weights between 30 and 100 kg and statures
ISSN:	0002-9165 1938-3207