Racial differences in bone density between young adult black and white subjects persist after adjustment for anthropometric, lifestyle, and biochemical differences

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 429-434

  Ettinger, Bruce ^a   Sidney, Stephen ^a   Cummings, Steven R ^b   Libanati, Cesar ^c   Bikle, Daniel D ^d   Tekawa, Irene S ^a   Tolan, Kimberly ^a   Steiger, Peter ^e  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Jerry L Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HOLOGIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; BONE TURNOVER; CALCIUM INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTHROPOMETRY; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031027952     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.2.429     Document Type: Article

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