ArticleBone reports2019
The long-term impact of very preterm birth on adult bone mineral density.
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- Preterm birth and birth weight extremes are associated with periodontal disease and tooth loss in the ARIC study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Clinical study: Cardiovascular outcomes after a 14-week exercise intervention in young adults born preterm.Pediatric research · 2026Article
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- Biochemical metabolic bone disease in preterm infants: clinical determinants, markers and risk of fracture in a cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Evaluation of bone changes in patients born premature using mandibular indices and fractal dimension analysis on dental panoramic radiographs.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Longitudinal course of bone health from infancy to mid-adulthood in preterm and term-born individuals.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Birth Characteristics and Bone Mineral Density and Content in Young Adults: The HUNT Study, Norway.Calcified tissue international · 2025Article
- Role of gestational age and intrauterine growth on bone mass in adolescents: findings from a Brazilian Birth Cohort Study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- The Long-Term Impact of Preterm Birth on Metabolic Bone Profile and Bone Mineral Density in Childhood.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Psychological and Physical Health of a Preterm Birth Cohort at Age 35 Years.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Recent advances in understanding pathophysiology of non-nutritional stunting in very preterm infants.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2025Article
- Invited Mini Review Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity: Overview and Practice Recommendations.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2025Review
- Adults born preterm have lower peripheral skeletal muscle area and strength.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Body composition in adults born preterm with very low birth weight.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- [Association between birth conditions and bone mineral density in adults from the 1982 and 1993 birth cohorts in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil].Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Article
- Quantifying Bone Strength Deficits in Young Adults Born Extremely Preterm or Extremely Low Birth Weight.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2023Article
- Early Life Programming of Skeletal Health.Current osteoporosis reports · 2023Review
- Bone mineral density in very low birthweight adults-A sibling study.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2022Article
- Osteopenia of prematurity and associated nutritional factors: case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionPreterm infants are at increased risk of osteopenia of prematurity due to insufficient bone mineral accretion. Data on long term effects of prematurity on bone health are conflicting. This study aimed to compare bone mineral density (BMD) in young adults born very preterm and full-term controls and to examine factors associated with long-term bone health.
methodsThis observational cross-sectional study enrolled 101 young adults (18-29 years) born <29 weeks of gestation and 95 sex- and age-matched full-term controls. Participants underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to measure areal BMD and body composition. Generalized estimated equations were used to compare groups adjusting for height
resultsAdults born preterm were shorter and lighter than full-term controls. Areal BMD was reduced at the lumbar spine, the femoral neck and whole body in the preterm versus full-term group, but after adjustment, areal BMD
conclusionsVery preterm birth is associated with lower areal BMD at the femoral neck in young adulthood, even after accounting for body size. Whether this will translate into higher risk of osteoporotic fractures later in life remains unknown.
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