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- Title
Growth and Bone Mineral Accretion During Puberty in Chinese Girls: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study.
- Authors
Kun Zhu; Greenfield, Heather; Qian Zhang; Xueqin Du; Guansheng Ma; Leng Huat Foo; Cowell, Chris T.; Fraser, David R.
- Abstract
This article presents longitudinal data on bone development during puberty in children with low calcium intake. The study lasted for five years and revealed that, in Chinese girls, the mean apparent calcium retention efficiency during puberty was 40.9%, peak height velocity (PHV) occurred at three to zero years before menarche, and peak bone mineral accretion occurred one year later than PHV. During puberty, Chinese girls have high calcium retention efficiency.
- Subjects
CHINA; BONE growth; GIRLS' health; PUBERTY -- Physiological aspects; HEALTH of Chinese people
- Publication
Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 2008, Vol 23, Issue 2, p167
- ISSN
0884-0431
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1359/jbmr.071006