Journal article
Normative Bone Mineral Density Z-Scores for Canadians Aged 16 to 24 Years: The Canadian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study
Abstract
The objectives of the study were to develop bone mineral density (BMD) reference norms and BMD Z-scores at various skeletal sites, to determine whether prior fracture and/or asthma were related to BMD, and to assess possible geographic variation of BMD among Canadian youth aged 16-24 yr. Z-Scores were defined as the number of standard deviations from the mean BMD of a healthy population of the same age, race, and sex. Z-Scores were calculated …
Authors
Zhou W; Langsetmo L; Berger C; Adachi JD; Papaioannou A; Ioannidis G; Webber C; Atkinson SA; Olszynski WP; Brown JP
Journal
Journal of Clinical Densitometry, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 267–276
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.jocd.2010.04.005
ISSN
1094-6950