ea0017oc4 | Endocrinology 1 | BSPED2008
Dimitri P
, Wales J
, Bishop N
We have previously shown that obese children with prior fracture have a lower bone mass for body size. We further hypothesised that obese children would fail to gain bone mass in relation to body size over a one-year period compared to lean controls.Methodology: Out of 103 children recruited into obese (BMI>98th percentile) and control (BMI<98th percentile) groups at baseline, 66 children aged 6.518 years returned at one year. Total body an...