Revised reference curves for bone mineral content and areal bone mineral density according to age and sex for black and non-black children: results of the bone mineral density in childhood study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Deficits in bone acquisition during growth may increase fracture risk. Assessment of bone health during childhood requires appropriate reference values relative to age, sex, and population ancestry to identify bone deficits.

Objective

The objective of this study was to provide revised and extended reference curves for bone mineral content (BMC) and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in children.

Design

The Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study was a multicenter longitudinal study with annual assessments for up to 7 yr.

Setting

The study was conducted at five clinical centers in the United States.

Participants

Two thousand fourteen healthy children (992 males, 22% African-Americans) aged 5-23 yr participated in the study.

Intervention

Ther

SUBMITTER: Zemel BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3200252 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature