Growth from birth to adulthood and peak bone mass and density data from the New Delhi Birth Cohort.

UNLABELLED: Growth in early life may predict adult bone health. Our data showed that greater height and body mass index (BMI) gain in utero and infancy are associated with higher peak bone mass, and greater BMI gain in childhood/adolescence with higher peak bone density. These associations are media...

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Main Authors: Tandon, N, Fall, C, Osmond, C, Sachdev, H, Prabhakaran, D, Ramakrishnan, L, Dey Biswas, S, Ramji, S, Khalil, A, Gera, T, Reddy, K, Barker, D, Cooper, C, Bhargava, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012