Association between childhood anthropometric indicators and bone mineral density in adulthood

• Main Authors: Mileny Caroline Menezes de Freitas (Author), Julio Cesar da Costa (Author), Cynthia Correa Lopes Barbosa (Author), Lidyane Ferreira Zambrin (Author), Catiana Leila Possamai Romanzini (Author), Marcelo Romanzini (Author), Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to verify the association between childhood anthropometric indicators and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in adulthood. Methods: Repeated measures of 137 subjects (68 females) were obtained in childhood (9.2±1.5 years of age) and adulthood (22.3±1.7 years of ag...