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Bone mineral accrual across growth in a mixed-ethnic group of children: are Asian children disadvantaged from an early age?
Calcified tissue international - 1 May 2009
Burrows Melonie, Baxter-Jones Adam, Mirwald Robert, Macdonald Heather, McKay Heather
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We investigated the contribution of ethnicity, physical activity, body composition, and calcium intake to bone accrual across 7 years of growth. We assessed 80 Caucasian and 74 Asian boys and 81 Caucasian and 64 Asian girls at baseline and retained 155 children across all 7 years. Ethnicity, physical activity, and calcium intake were assessed by questionnaire; fat mass, lean mass, and bone mineral content (BMC)...
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