This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Stephen W. Ponder, MD; David P. McCormick, MD; H. Daniel Fawcett, MD; Judy L. Palmer, PhD; Margaret G. McKernan; Ben H. Brouhard, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1990;144(12):1346-1348.

Abstract
• Lumbar spine (L-2, L-3, L-4) bone mineral density was measured in 184 healthy boys and girls aged 5.00 through 11.99 years by dual photon absorptiometry. Weight, height, age, triceps skinfold thickness, and midarm circumference were also measured. Weight, height, and age were highly correlated with bone mineral density. In the population studied, a quadratic regression equation using body weight as the independent variable best described bone mineral density: bone mineral density = 0.3209 + [0.0168 (weight)]—[0.0001 (weight²)]

(AJDC. 1990;144:1346-1348)

Author Affiliations
From the Divisions of Endocrinology and Diabetes (Dr Ponder) and Ambulatory Pediatrics (Dr McCormick and Ms McKernan), the Department of Pediatrics; the Department of Radiology (Dr Fawcett); and the Office of Academic Computing and Biostatistics (Dr Palmer), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; and the Department of Pediatrics, The Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic Foundation (Dr Brouhard).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 4, 1990.

Presented at the Society for Bone and Mineral Research Meeting, September 9-14, 1989, Montreal, Canada.

Reprint requests to the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Route C-63, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550 (Dr Ponder).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Osteopenia in Children Who Have Undergone Posterior Fossa or Craniospinal Irradiation for Brain Tumors
Krishnamoorthy et al.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004;158:491-496.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Relation of Nutrition, Body Composition and Physical Activity to Skeletal Development: A Cross-Sectional Study in Preadolescent Females
Ilich et al.
J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 1998;17:136-147.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Whole body bone mineral content in healthy children and adolescents
Mølgaard et al.
Arch. Dis. Child. 1997;76:9-15.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Clinical Use of Bone Densitometry in Children: Are We Ready Yet?
Ponder
CLIN PEDIATR 1995;34:237-240.