Bone mineral mass in overweight and obese children: diminished or enhanced?
Childhood obesity has become a worldwide health problem. Recent studies have suggested that obese and overweight children have lower bone mass. We used dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to examine the relation between bone mineral content (BMC) and body fatness (%Fat) in healthy children. Obese children (%Fat>30%) had higher BMC compared with age-, gender-, and ethnic-matched children with normal adiposity (%Fat<25%). When adjusted for height, these differences were less significant. We conclude obese children do not have lower whole-body BMC when compared with leaner children, even when adjusted for height, age, gender, and ethnicity.
Ellis
K J
KJ
USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. kellis@bcm.tmc.edu
Shypailo
R J
RJ
Wong
W W
WW
Abrams
S A
SA
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012016:Reference Values; D014481:United States