Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: This study aimed at determining the age of PBM and the age-specific relationships between calcium intake or serum 25(OH) D and bone mineral density (BMD) in Iranian adolescents.Design and Methods: A group of 187 healthy individuals of age 10-20 years was recruited. Using dual x-ray absorptiometry, areal BMD at femoral neck (aNBMD) and lumbar vertebrae (L2-L4) (aLBMD) were measured. Bone mineral apparent (volumetric) density (gram per cm ...