High Bone Density in Young Hutterite children.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2009

Keywords

Adolescent, Adult, Anthropometry, Bone Density, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Femur Neck, Hip, Humans, Life Style, Male, Motor Activity, Protestantism, Spine, Surveys and Questionnaires, Work, Young Adult

Abstract

We previously reported greater than average aBMD in adult Hutterites; however, it is unknown whether higher aBMD occurs at younger ages. We examined Hutterite children to test the hypotheses that aBMD Z-scores in younger (<15 years) Hutterite children would be similar to reference data; but greater in older children after they enter the adult workforce at age 15. A secondary aim was to determine lifestyle factors associated with bone measures among Hutterite children. Hip, femoral neck, and spine BMC and aBMD were measured in 323 Hutterite children aged 8 through 19 years: 186 (108 girls) were <15 years (younger) and 137 (87 girls) were >or=15 years (older). Anthropometric measurements and activity and dietary recalls were obtained. Overall, children were lighter (Z=-0.29+/-0.72 [mean+/-SD]), shorter (Z=-0.15+/-0.86, and had lower BMI's (Z=-0.27+/-0.70) than other South Dakota children residing in the same counties (all, p

Publication Title

Bone

Volume

44

Issue

3

First Page

454

Last Page

460

PMCID

PMID: 19095089

DOI of Published Version

10.1016/j.bone.2008.11.010

Publisher

Elsevier Science

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