Bone mass accretion in healthy Mexican 6 to 12 year-olds measured by DEXA

To describe bone mass density in a group of healthy 6 to 12 year-old Mexican children by a peripheral DEXA, adjusted for gender. A cross-sectional study between 2006 and 2007 conducted in 1 965 children (982 male), without any medical condition, randomized from elementary schools in Mexico City. Cha...

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Published inSalud pública de México Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 227 - 230
Main Authors Montijo-Barrios, Ericka, Ramírez-Mayans, Jaime, García-Campos, Margarita, Díaz, Rodrigo, Sólomon-Santibañez, Guillermo, Gutiérrez-Castrellón, Pedro
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Mexico 01.05.2009
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Absorptiometry, Photon
Bone Density
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Mexico
Reference Values
Mexico
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Summary:To describe bone mass density in a group of healthy 6 to 12 year-old Mexican children by a peripheral DEXA, adjusted for gender. A cross-sectional study between 2006 and 2007 conducted in 1 965 children (982 male), without any medical condition, randomized from elementary schools in Mexico City. Changes in bone mineral density in girls show two phases: a lineal accretion (6-9 years) and an exponential curve (10 years and older); in boys these growth rates are less pronounced. It is considered that optimal interventions to improve bone mass density and peak bone mass should be performed between 6 to 12 years of age.
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ISSN:1606-7916
DOI:10.1590/S0036-36342009000300013