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1912189

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
Considerable debate exists about when the maximal bone mass, or "bone mass peak" is physiological acquired. In the present study, 140 normal females aged 15 through 19 years (n = 18), 20 through 29 years (n = 58) and 30 through 39 years (n = 64), were assessed in order to determine their total body bone mineral (TBBM) content, as bone mass parameter, by bone densitometry with dual energy X rays. We did not observe significant differences in TBBM values between the different groups. A positive and significant correlation existed between age and TBBM (r = 0.486, p less than 0.05) in female aged 15 to 19 years but not in the rest of the groups. These data suggest that female acquired their maximal bone mass, or bone mass peak, up to the age of 20 years and that it remains stable until, at lest, the age of 39 years. We point up the importance of achieving an adequate skeletal development in females during their first 20 years of life that could perhaps protect them from suffering subsequently from osteoporosis.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0212-7199
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
225-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Bone mass peak, evaluation using bone densitometry of the whole body in a normal female population in our environment].
pubmed:affiliation
Departmento de Medicina, Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Madrid.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract