Resting energy expenditure: a better marker than BMI for BMD in African-American women

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 37; no. 7; p. 1203
• Main Authors: Afghani, Afrooz, Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth, Wooten, Wilma J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2005
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; African Americans; Aged; Biomarkers; Body Mass Index; Bone Density; California; Cohort Studies; Energy Metabolism; Exercise; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; California

African-American women tend to be more overweight and to have lower resting energy expenditures (REE) compared with Caucasian women. Weight is associated with bone mineral density (BMD), but the relation between BMD and REE has not been reported. Four hundred postmenopausal African-American women ag...