Bone properties in overweight pre- and early-pubertal boys.
The objective of this study was to assess bone strength using quantitative ultrasound (QUS, Sunlight Omnisense) in pre- and early-pubertal normal weight (NW, % body fat < or = 20, n = 28), and overweight (OW, % body fat < or = 25, n = 15) boys. Groups were similar in chronological and skeletal age, sexual maturity, sports participation, and calcium intake. Leisure-time physical activity was lower in OW boys. Radial speed of sound (SOS) was similar in the two groups. Tibial SOS, however, was significantly lower in OW compared with NW (3,554 +/- 109 vs. 3,646 +/- 71 m.s-1, respectively). Among pre- and early- pubertal boys, higher adiposity appears to be associated with lower bone SOS in the lower extremities.
Falk
Bareket
B
Dept. of Physical Education and Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Heatlh Science, Brock University, St. Cathariens, ON Canada.
Braid
Sarah
S
Moore
Michael
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O'Leary
Deborah
D
Sullivan
Phil
P
Klentrou
Panagiota
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D011627:Puberty; D011884:Radius / Q000502:physiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology
D002118:Calcium