Open AccessBone mineral content has stronger association with lean mass than fat mass among Indian urban adolescents
Author(s) -
Raman K. Marwaha,
Mahendra Kumar Garg,
Kuntal Bhadra,
Nikhil Tandon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.163174
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral content , trunk , lean body mass , body mass index , dual energy , bone mineral , zoology , fat mass , nuclear medicine , body weight , osteoporosis , biology , ecology
There are conflicting reports on the relationship of lean mass (LM) and fat mass (FM) with bone mineral content (BMC). Given the high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in India, we planned the study to evaluate the relationship between LM and FM with BMC in Indian children and adolescents. The objective of the study was to evaluate the relationship of BMC with LM and FM.