Males have larger skeletal size and bone mass than females, despite comparable body size

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 529-535

  Nieves, Jeri W ^a   Formica, Carmelo ^b   Ruffing, Jamie ^b   Zion, Marsha ^b   Garrett, Patricia ^b   Lindsay, Robert ^b   Cosman, Felicia ^b  

^a HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone mass; Bone size; DXA; Gender; pQCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS FRACTURE; VOLUMETRY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 14344266101     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/JBMR.041005     Document Type: Article

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