Greater lean tissue and skeletal muscle mass are associated with higher bone mineral content in children

Nutrition & Metabolism

Table 2 Simple Regression Analysis Predicting the Logarithm of Bone Mineral Content [Log(BMC)] from the Logarithms of Non-bone Lean Body Mass, Skeletal Muscle Mass from DXA, and Skeletal Muscle Mass from MRI [Log(nbLBM), Log(SMM _DXA) and Log(SMM_MRI)]*

*Estimates of the natural log of non-bone lean body mass (nbLBM) and of skeletal muscle were significantly associated with the natural log of BMC in all models (p < .001). ^†Total nbLBM was estimated from whole body DXA scans. Skeletal muscle mass was estimated by using measures of non-bone appendicular lean soft tissue (from the arms and legs) from DXA scans in the pediatric prediction equation developed by Kim et al., 2006 (SMM_DXA).

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