Association of Hip Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition in a Rural Indian Population: The Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCAPS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fat mass is variably associated with bone mass, possibly due to differential mechanical and biological effects of fat mass. We examined the association of fat mass with bone mass in a lean population.

Objective

To investigate association between hip bone mineral density and fat and lean mass in a cross-sectional study from southern India.

Design

The Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study is a prospective cohort study in Hyderabad, India. In 2009-2012, the study collected data on anthropometric measures, bone mineral density (BMD), fat mass, and lean mass measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and socioeconomic data of the adult participants (n = 1760; mean age = 34.9 years old for women; 2130 and 32.3 for men).

Results

The median BMI (kg/m2

SUBMITTER: Matsuzaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5217858 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature