Trial reportOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2008
Weight-bearing bones are more sensitive to physical exercise in boys than in girls during pre- and early puberty: a cross-sectional study.
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- Association of objectively measured physical activity and bone health in children and adolescents: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020Pooled it
- Physical activity during life course and bone mass: a systematic review of methods and findings from cohort studies with young adults.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2013Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological management of osteoporosis: a consensus of the Belgian Bone Club.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2011Pooled it
- Effect of fitness and physical activity on bone mass in adolescents: the HELENA Study.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Musculoskeletal health in children and adolescents.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Is it important to achieve physical activity recommendations at early stages of life to improve bone health?Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Article
- Sex differences in bone density, geometry, and bone strength of competitive soccer players.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2020Article
- Is vigorous-intensity physical activity required for improving bone mass in adolescence? Findings from a Brazilian birth cohort.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019Article
- Physical Activity in Puberty is Associated with Total Body and Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Characteristics in Males at 18 Years of Age.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- Vigorous physical activity patterns affect bone growth during early puberty in boys.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2018Article
- Are consumption of dairy products and physical activity independently related to bone mineral density of 6-year-old children? Longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses in a birth cohort from Brazil.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Do bone mineral content and density determine fracture in children? A possible threshold for physical activity.Pediatric research · 2017Article
- Physical exercise associated with improved BMD independently of sex and vitamin D levels in young adults.European journal of applied physiology · 2016Article
- Impact of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and muscle strength on bone stiffness in 2-10-year-old children-cross-sectional results from the IDEFICS study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Article
- Sedentary time has a negative influence on bone mineral parameters in peripubertal boys: a 1-year prospective study.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2015Article
- Exercise, hormones and skeletal adaptations during childhood and adolescence.Pediatric exercise science · 2014Review
- Influence of physical activity and skeleton geometry on bone mass at the proximal femur in 10- to 12-year-old children--a longitudinal study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2014Observational
- Physical activity throughout adolescence and bone mineral density in early adulthood: the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2014Article
- Pelvis width associated with bone mass distribution at the proximal femur in children 10-11 years old.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2014Article
- Physical activity and bone mineral accrual in boys with different body mass parameters during puberty: a longitudinal study.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
unlabelledWe carried out a cross-section study of the sex-specific relationship between bone mineral content and physical activity at sites with different loading in pre- and early pubertal girls and boys. There was significant sensitivity of bone mineral content of the hip to physical exercise in boys, but not in girls.
backgroundSince little is known whether there are sex differences in sensitivity of bone to loading, we investigated sex differences in the cross-sectional association between measures of physical activity (PA) and bone mass and size in pre- and early pubertal children of both sexes.
methodsWe measured bone mineral content/density (BMC/BMD) and fat-free mass (FFM) in 269 6- to 13-year-old children from randomly selected schools by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Physical activity (PA) was measured by accelerometers and lower extremity strength by a jump-and-reach test.
resultsBoys (n = 128) had higher hip and total body BMC and BMD, higher FFM, higher muscle strength and were more physically active than girls (n = 141). Total hip BMC was positively associated with time spent in total and vigorous PA in boys (r = 0.20-0.33, p < 0.01), but not in girls (r = 0.02-0.04, p = ns), even after adjusting for FFM and strength. While boys and girls in the lowest tertile of vigorous PA (22 min/day) did not differ in hip BMC (15.62 vs 15.52 g), boys in the highest tertile (72 min/day) had significantly higher values than the corresponding girls (16.84 vs 15.71 g, p < 0.05).
conclusionsSex differences in BMC during pre- and early puberty may be related to a different sensitivity of bone to physical loading, irrespective of muscle mass.
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