Gender differences in the relationships between lean body mass, fat mass and peak bone mass in young adults

Gender differences in the relationships between lean body mass, fat mass and peak bone mass in young adults

Summary: The relationships between fat mass and bone mass in young adults are unclear. In 1,183 young Australians, lean body mass had a strong positive relationship with total body bone mass in both genders. Fat mass was a positive predictor of total body bone mass in females, with weaker associatio...

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Main Authors: Zhu, K., Briffa, Kathy, Smith, Anne, Mountain, J., Briggs, Andrew, Lye, S., Pennell, C e, Straker, Leon, Walsh, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer UK 2014
Subjects:
Peak bone mass
Fatmass
Trunk-to-limb fat mass ratio
Young adults
Raine Study
Lean body mass
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45126

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45126

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