Journal article
The contributions of growth and puberty to peak bone mass.
Abstract
Lumbar spine bone mass was measured by dual photon absorptiometry (DPA) in 236 subjects aged between 3 and 30 years. Expected values of bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mass (BMC) for the lumbar vertebrae L2 to L4 were derived as a function of age, by non-linear regression analysis. The selected regression equation was the sum of two logistic expressions, one of which was assigned to growth at the time of puberty and the other to the slower …
Authors
Gordon CL; Halton JM; Atkinson SA; Webber CE
Journal
Growth, Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 257–262
Publication Date
1991
ISSN
2518-0185