ea0049gp34 | Bone & Calcium Homeostasis 1 | ECE2017
Bilha Stefana Catalina
, Ungureanu Maria-Christina
, Cianga Petru
, Buzduga Catalin
, Aancute Adrian
, Zaharia Valentin
, Constantinescu Daniela
, Anisie Ecaterina
, Covic Adrian
, Branisteanu Dumitru
Introduction: Body weight and lean mass (LM) are classic bone mass determinants. However, the association between total fat mass (FM), regional FM and bone remains controversial, especially as fat is a source of adipocytokines, with both positive and negative bone consequences.Materials and methods: Anthropometric, bone mass (assessed by Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry; DXA) and body composition parameters (assessed by DXA) and also serum adipocytokine (leptin...