Abstract
This cross-sectional study, to assess bone health in Indian overweight, obese children in comparison with healthy controls was conducted in 245 (126 girls) children and adolescents aged 6–17 y in Pune, India. It was found that total body bone mineral content, bone area and bone mineral density adjusted for Tanner stage and weight were significantly lower in obese children as compared to overweight children, which in turn, was significantly lower than normal weight children (p < 0.05). Thus, overweight and obesity is negatively related to bone health in children and adolescents. Interventions need to be planned to increase peak bone mass accrual in overweight and obese children to reduce future risk of fracture and osteoporosis.
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The authors thank the participating children, adolescents, their parents and staff of all the participating schools. They are grateful to Mrs. Shamim Momin and Ms Deepa Pillay for their help with the study. They are also grateful to Dr. Uma Divate, Director, Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute for her support to the study.
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AK and VK: Concept and design of study; DPA: Acquisition of data; SC: Analysis and interpretation of data; AK, SC, DPA, NS, VK: Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AK: Final approval of the version to be published and will act as guarantor for the paper.
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Khadilkar, A., Chiplonkar, S., Agrawal, D.P. et al. Bone Health Status in Indian Overweight/Obese Children. Indian J Pediatr 83, 1473–1475 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2179-y
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