Relation between bone mineral density, biological markers and anthropometric measures in 4-year-old children: a pilot study within the IDEFICS study

Objective: To investigate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD), anthropometric characteristics, levels of biological markers for growth, bone turnover, insulin resistance and fat mass in 4-year-old Swedish children. Methods: Descriptive study with 41 children (28 boys) who had anthrop...

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Published in:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY 2011-04, Vol.35 (1), p.S119-S124
Main Authors: Tubic, B, Magnusson, P, Swolin-Eide, D, Marild, S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Absorptiometry
Absorptiometry, Photon - methods
Adiponectin
Adiponectin - blood
Analysis
Anthropometry
Biological Markers
biomarkers
Biomarkers - blood
Blood
Body Mass Index
bone
Bone Density
Bone Density - physiology
bone metabolism
Bone mineral density
Bones
boys
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Density
descriptive studies
Diet
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
DXL
Epidemiology
Female
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Insulin Resistance - physiology
Internal Medicine
leptin
Life Style
Male
MEDICIN
MEDICINE
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
metabolism
methods
mineral content
Obesity
Obesity - blood
Obesity - physiopathology
Obesity in children
original-article
osteocalcin
overweight
paediatric
Pediatrics
Pediatrik
Photon
Physical fitness
Physiological aspects
physiology
physiopathology
Pilot Projects
Preschool
Public Health
regression analysis
skeletal development
Standard deviation
waist circumference
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Summary:Objective: To investigate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD), anthropometric characteristics, levels of biological markers for growth, bone turnover, insulin resistance and fat mass in 4-year-old Swedish children. Methods: Descriptive study with 41 children (28 boys) who had anthropometric measurements and blood samples taken and heel dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and laser (DXL) performed. The study participants were divided into groups of normal-weight (n=28) and overweight or obese (n=13) children. Results: There was a significant difference in bone mineral content (BMC), BMD and bone mineral apparent density (BMAD) between overweight and normal-weight children. There was a significant positive correlation between BMC, BMD, BMAD and body mass index standard deviation scores (r=0.36, 0.34 and 0.29, P
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/ijo.2011.42