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Overweight children have a greater proportion of fat mass relative to muscle mass in the upper limbs than in the lower limbs: implications for bone strength at the distal forearm

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dc.contributor.authorDucher, Gaele
dc.contributor.authorBass, Shona L
dc.contributor.authorNaughton, Geraldine A.
dc.contributor.authorEser, Prisca
dc.contributor.authorTelford, Richard
dc.contributor.authorDaly, Robin M
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:40:53Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T10:42:04Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: The influence of adiposity on upper-limb bone strength has rarely been studied in children, despite the high incidence of forearm fractures in this population. Objective: The objective was to compare the influence of muscle and fat tissues on
dc.identifier.issn0002-9165
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/24056
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Clinical Nutrition
dc.sourceAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
dc.subjectKeywords: article; body composition; body fat; body weight; bone density; bone mineral; bone strength; child; childhood disease; computer assisted tomography; controlled study; cortical bone; female; human; major clinical study; male; measurement; muscle mass; obes
dc.titleOverweight children have a greater proportion of fat mass relative to muscle mass in the upper limbs than in the lower limbs: implications for bone strength at the distal forearm
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1111
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1104
local.contributor.affiliationDucher, Gaele, Deakin University
local.contributor.affiliationBass, Shona L, Deakin University
local.contributor.affiliationNaughton, Geraldine A., Australian Catholic University
local.contributor.affiliationEser, Prisca, Deakin University
local.contributor.affiliationTelford, Richard, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationDaly, Robin M, Deakin University
local.contributor.authoruidTelford, Richard, a223181
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor111704 - Community Child Health
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4201517xPUB30
local.identifier.citationvolume90
local.identifier.doi10.3945/ajcn.2009.28025
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-70349783904
local.type.statusPublished Version

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