PUBERTY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE SKELETON IN GIRLS

Authors
ORBAK Z YILDIRIM H ZOR N
Citation
Z. Orbak et al., PUBERTY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE SKELETON IN GIRLS, Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism, 11(3), 1998, pp. 421-425
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism → ACNP
ISSN journal
0334018X
Volume
11
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
421 - 425
Database
ISI
SICI code
0334-018X(1998)11:3<421:PAMOTS>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We studied the acquisition of bone mineral and related changes in body mass, pubertal status, and sex hormones in 75 healthy prepubertal and pubertal girls aged 7.5-16 years. Bone mineral density of the lumbar spine (L-l, L-2, L-3, L-4) was measured in children by quantitative co mputerized tomography, Skeletal mineralization accelerated markedly at puberty. Age, weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) were highly c orrelated with bone mineral density.