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Childhood obesity has become a worldwide health problem. Recent studies have suggested that obese and overweight children have lower bone mass. We used dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to examine the relation between bone mineral content (BMC) and body fatness (%Fat) in healthy children. Obese children (%Fat>30%) had higher BMC compared with age-, gender-, and ethnic-matched children with normal adiposity (%Fat<25%). When adjusted for height, these differences were less significant. We conclude obese children do not have lower whole-body BMC when compared with leaner children, even when adjusted for height, age, gender, and ethnicity.
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Ellis, K.J., Shypailo, R.J., Wong, W.W. et al. Bone mineral mass in overweight and obese children: diminished or enhanced?. Acta Diabetol 40 (Suppl 1), s274–s277 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-003-0085-z
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-003-0085-z