Table 4 Correlation of bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) with body composition in children according to body weight category
From: Bone mineral density and body composition in normal weight, overweight and obese children
Normal Weight (n = 16) | Overweight (n = 15) | Obesity (n = 18) | ||||||||||
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BMCTBLHa | BMDTBLHa | BMD L1-4b | BMCTBLHa | BMDTBLHa | BMD L1-4b | BMCTBLHa | BMDTBLHa | BMD L1-4b | ||||
g | g/cm2 | g/cm2 | z score | g | g/cm2 | g/cm2 | z score | g | g/cm2 | g/cm2 | z score | |
Lean mass (g) | ||||||||||||
Total | 0.937*** | 0.858*** | 0.560* | -0.340 | 0.959*** | 0.888*** | 0.581* | 0.147 | 0.957*** | 0.822*** | 0.178 | -0.325 |
Trunk | 0.916*** | 0.842*** | 0.602* | -0.258 | 0.950*** | 0.867*** | 0.566* | 0.143 | 0.912*** | 0.747*** | 0.090 | -0.333 |
Fat mass (g) | ||||||||||||
Total | 0.793*** | 0.796*** | 0.479 | -0.287 | 0.850*** | 0.715** | 0.470 | 0.062 | 0.610** | 0.456 | -0.122 | -0.512* |
Trunk | 0.703** | 0.748** | 0.409 | -0.320 | 0.846*** | 0.727** | 0.516* | 0.120 | 0.485* | 0.333 | -0.249 | -0.527* |
Fat (%) | ||||||||||||
Total | 0.449 | 0.516* | 0.228 | -0.230 | 0.237 | 0.140 | 0.081 | -0.092 | -0.052 | -0.132 | -0.328 | -0.423 |
Trunk | 0.444 | 0.528* | 0.193 | -0.318 | 0.348 | 0.296 | 0.234 | 0.022 | -0.092 | -0.144 | -0.377 | -0.417 |