The relationship between calcaneal bone mineral density and bone mineral, fat and muscle content in adolescents / 中国学校卫生

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Objective@#To investigate the correlation between calcaneal bone mineral density and bone mineral, fat and muscle content in adolescents.@*Methods@#A total of 368 adolescents who received health examination in Hainan People’s Hospital were selected as the study subject. Calcaneal bone mineral density, bone mineral content, fat content and muscle content of adolescents were measured. Bone mineral density and body composition of adolescents of different ages and sexes were compared. The correlation between calcaneal bone mineral density and bone mineral content, fat and muscle content were analyzed.@*Results@#The BUA, muscle mass and bone mineral content of boys were significantly higher than those of girls, and the fat content of boys was significantly lower than that of girls, the differences were of statistical significance(t=13.51, 10.65, 4.52, -7.55, P<0.05). Calcaneal bone mineral density in adolescents was positively correlated with BMI, bone mineral content and muscle mass(r=0.39, 0.42, 0.69, P<0.05). There were significant differences in BUA, BMI, muscle mass and bone mineral content among boys of different ages(F=7.95, 8.63, 6.96, 5.01, P<0.05). There were significant differences in BUA, fat, muscle and bone mineral contents among girls of different age groups(F=8.65, 10.33, 7.96, 4.87, P<0.05). There was no significant correlation between BUA value of calcaneus and BMI and muscle mass in adolescents aged 12, 13-year old(P>0.05), while BUA value of calcaneus in adolescents aged 14-year old, 15-year old and 16-year old was positively correlated with BMI and muscle mass(P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#Calcaneal bone mineral density in adolescents is closely related to bone mineral and muscle content, but not to fat content.