[Bone mineral and body composition analysis of whole body in 292 normal subjects assessed by dual X-ray absorptiometry].
OBJECTIVE
To understand whole body bone mineral and body composition changes in normal subjects, and study the relationship between body composition and bone mineral.


METHODS
292 normal subjects aged 10-79 years old, including 140 males and 152 females, were selected to be measured bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD) lean and fat of whole body by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Individuals were divided into age-groups by every ten years and were analyzed by statistical methods.


RESULTS
In males, peak values of BMC, BMD, lean and fat were in the 30-39, 20-39, 30-39, 70-79 age-groups. In females, they were in the 30-39, 30-39, 30-49, 50-69 age-groups respectively. Peak values of BMC, BMD and lean were higher in males than that in females, but peak value of BMD was not significantly higher in males than that in females. Peak value of fat was higher in females than that in males. Loss of BMC and BMD for females were more pronounced than that for males. Loss of lean for males was more pronounced than that for females. There are significant positive correlation between lean, weight and bone mineral in males and females. Fat has significant effect on BMC in females only.


CONCLUSIONS
The normal bone mineral and body composition data of whole body for males and females, and the characteristic of changes with aging are provided for analyzing the relationship between bone mineral and body composition with ease.
Qin
Ming-wei
MW
Department of Radiology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. qinmingwei@hotmail.com
Yu
Wei
W
Xu
Ling
L
Tian
Jun-ping
JP
Xing
Xiao-ping
XP
Meng
Xun-wu
XW
Yan
Hong-zhen
HZ
Ge
Qin-sheng
QS
D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001823:Body Composition; D015519:Bone Density; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors