Biological Benchmarks for Adult Bone Mass Proportions in Young Females: A Prospective Longitudinal Analysis
In US girls with diverse activity exposures, head vs. whole-body bone mass proportions are "adult" from menarche onward; an "adult" age threshold of 12 years, or age at peak height velocity, may be used in the absence of extreme maturational delay to evaluate whole-body bone mass including the head.
Authors
- Tamara A. Scerpella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-2176)
- Jodi N. Dowthwaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8045-7881)
- Stephanie Kliethermes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-7406)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- UW Health University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70118
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- State University of New York
- Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- State University of New York Upstate Medical University
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases