Bone mineral accrual from 8 to 30 years of age: An estimation of peak bone mass

• Published in: Journal of bone and mineral research Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 1729 - 1739
• Main Authors: Baxter‐Jones, Adam DG, Faulkner, Robert A, Forwood, Mark R, Mirwald, Robert L, Bailey, Donald A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.08.2011; Wiley; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: ADOLESCENCE; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aging - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; BMC; Body Height - physiology; Body Weight - physiology; Bone and Bones - anatomy & histology; Bone and Bones - physiology; Bone Density - physiology; BONE MINERAL ACCRUAL; Child; CHILDREN; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; GROWTH; Humans; Male; Organ Size; PEAK BONE MASS; Skeleton and joints; Vertebrates: osteoarticular system, musculoskeletal system; Young Adult; Human; Growth; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN; Osteoarticular system; BONE MINERAL ACCRUAL; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Bone mass; BMC; PEAK BONE MASS; Bone; Child; Age

Bone area (BA) and bone mineral content (BMC) were measured from childhood to young adulthood at the total body (TB), lumbar spine (LS), total hip (TH), and femoral neck (FN). BA and BMC values were expressed as a percentage of young‐adult values to determine if and when values reached a plateau. Da...