Analysis of Body Composition in Individuals With High Bone Mass Reveals a Marked Increase in Fat Mass in Women But Not Men
Author(s) -
Celia L. Gregson,
Margaret Paggiosi,
Nicola Crabtree,
S. A. Steel,
Eugène McCloskey,
Emma L. Duncan,
Bo Fan,
John Shepherd,
William D. Fraser,
George Davey Smith,
Jonathan H. Tobias
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the 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.2012-3342
Subject(s) - lean body mass , body mass index , context (archaeology) , medicine , osteocalcin , endocrinology , fat mass , chemistry , body weight , biology , paleontology , biochemistry , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme
High bone mass (HBM), detected in 0.2% of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans, is characterized by raised body mass index, the basis for which is unclear.
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