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Variable relationship of fat mass and bone with pubertal staging in obese and normal weight Indian children and adolescents

Khadilkar Anuradha , Ekbote Veena , Pandit Deepa , Chiplonkar Shashi , Mughal M Zulf , Khadilkar Vaman

Objective: In children, factors such as age and puberty are confounders when investigating associations of fat or lean with bone mineral content (BMC). Our aim was to assess influence of fat on BMC in overweight/obese (ow/ob) and normal weight (nw) children at different stages of puberty.Methods: Cross-sectionally, 244 children+adolescents (616 years) (73nw, 177ow/ob) were assessed (tanner staging (TS), body composition (DXA) (total body BMC, lean ...

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Variable relationship of fat mass and bone with pubertal staging in obese and normal weight Indian children and adolescents

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