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Growth from birth to adulthood and bone phenotype in early old age: a British birth cohort study.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jan 2014
Kuh Diana, Wills Andrew K, Shah Imran, Prentice Ann, Hardy Rebecca, Adams Judith E, Ward Kate, Cooper Cyrus
Abstract excerpt
There is growing evidence that early growth influences bone mass in later life but most studies are limited to birth weight and/or early infant growth and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements. In a British birth cohort study with prospective measures of lifetime height and weight, we investigated the growth trajectory in relation to bone in males (M) and females (F) at 60 to 64 years old. Outcomes...
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