Open AccessHabitual Levels of Vigorous, But Not Moderate or Light, Physical Activity Is Positively Related to Cortical Bone Mass in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Adrian Sayers,
Calum Mattocks,
Kevin Deere,
Andy R Ness,
Chris Riddoch,
Jonathan H Tobias
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-2550
Subject(s) - medicine , quantitative computed tomography , circumference , cortical bone , bone mineral , confidence interval , bone health , bone mineral content , body mass index , anatomy , osteoporosis , geometry , mathematics
The intensity of habitual physical activity (PA) needed to affect skeletal development in childhood is currently unclear.