Association between Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Bone mass acquisition during growth is a major determinant of the risk of developing osteoporosis later in life. Body composition is an anthropometric determinant of bone mineral density (BMD) and significantly influences its development during childhood and adolescence. This study aimed to systematically examine the association between body composition and bone mineral density in children and adolescents. Observational studies addressing this association were identified from PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, Scopus and the Cochrane Library (up to January 2021). The study populations consisted of healthy children and adolescents. The DerSimonian and Laird method was used to compute pooled estimates of effect size and the respective 95% confidence intervals for upper limbs, femoral neck (FN), lumba

SUBMITTER: Deng KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8618958 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature