W Högler1, J Briody, H J Woodhead, A Chan, C T Cowell. 1. Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, the Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Most studies that use total body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in children rely on areal bone mineral density (BMD=bone mineral content [BMC]/bone area [BA]) and compare the output with age- and sex-specific normative data. Because this approach is prone to size-related misinterpretation, this study focuses on the interrelations among BMC, body size (height), and lean tissue mass (LTM). STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study presents normative total body LTM data in relation to height and BMC for 459 healthy white subjects (249 female), 3 to 30 years of age. Guidelines for DEXA interpretation in children are provided and illustrated for patients with growth hormone deficiency (n=5) and anorexia nervosa (n=5). RESULTS: LTM/height tended to be greater in male than in girls. The BMC/LTM ratio was greater in female than in boys (P<.001), even after adjustment for age and height. Sex-specific reference curves were created for LTM/height, the BMC/LTM ratio, BA/height, and BMC/BA. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend that total body DEXA in children should be interpreted in 4 steps: (1) BMD or BMC/age, (2) height/age, (3) LTM/height, and (4) BMC/LTM ratio for height. This allows differentiation of the origin of a low BMD or BMC/age, for example, short stature and primary, secondary, and mixed bone defects.
OBJECTIVE: Most studies that use total body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in children rely on areal bone mineral density (BMD=bone mineral content [BMC]/bone area [BA]) and compare the output with age- and sex-specific normative data. Because this approach is prone to size-related misinterpretation, this study focuses on the interrelations among BMC, body size (height), and lean tissue mass (LTM). STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study presents normative total body LTM data in relation to height and BMC for 459 healthy white subjects (249 female), 3 to 30 years of age. Guidelines for DEXA interpretation in children are provided and illustrated for patients with growth hormone deficiency (n=5) and anorexia nervosa (n=5). RESULTS: LTM/height tended to be greater in male than in girls. The BMC/LTM ratio was greater in female than in boys (P<.001), even after adjustment for age and height. Sex-specific reference curves were created for LTM/height, the BMC/LTM ratio, BA/height, and BMC/BA. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend that total body DEXA in children should be interpreted in 4 steps: (1) BMD or BMC/age, (2) height/age, (3) LTM/height, and (4) BMC/LTM ratio for height. This allows differentiation of the origin of a low BMD or BMC/age, for example, short stature and primary, secondary, and mixed bone defects.
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