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Accounting for racial/ethnic variation in bone mineral content and density: the competing influences of socioeconomic factors, body composition, health and lifestyle, and circulating androgens and estrogens.

Travison TG, Chiu GR, McKinlay JB, Araujo AB. Accounting for racial/ethnic variation in bone mineral content and density: the competing influences of socioeconomic factors, body composition, health and lifestyle, and circulating androgens and estrogens. Osteoporos Int 2011 Oct;22(10):2645-54. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

PubMed ID: 21210082
Public Release Type: Journal
Publication Year: 2011
Affiliation: Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1520-y
Authors: Chiu GR, Travison TG, McKinlay JB, Araujo AB
Studies: Boston Area Community Health Survey

Abstract

The relative importance of various contributors to racial/ethnic variation in BMC/BMD is not established. Using population-based data, we determined that body composition differences (specifically skeletal muscle and fat mass) are among the strongest contributors to these variations.

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Accounting for racial/ethnic variation in bone mineral content and density: the competing influences of socioeconomic factors, body composition, health and lifestyle, and circulating androgens and estrogens.

Abstract