Bone mineral density of normal Korean children. |
Kyu Young Lee1, Byoung Yul Lim1, Sung Ho Cha1, Byoung Soo Cho1, Chang Il Ahn1, Young Seol Kim2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea 2Department of Internal Medicine |
우리나라 정상소아에서 골밀도 측정에 관한 연구 |
이규영1, 임병열1, 차성호1, 조병수1, 안창일1, 김영설2 |
1경희대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 2경희대학교 의과대학 내과학교실 |
Received: 29 October 1990 • Accepted: 28 January 1991 |
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Abstract |
The diagnosis of renal osteodystrophy and osteoporosis is established by clinical manifestations,
biochemical laboratory tests, X-ray and bone scan but early diagnosis, determination of treatment of
various metabolic bone diseases are not satisfied with any above methods. Dual energy X-ray
absorptiometry (DEXA) has been shown to be a reliable, reproducible, and noninvasive way to assess
bone mineral status. We evaluated the bone mineral density of normal Korean children for normal
and standard values.
The results were as follows:
1) The increasing BMC (bone mineral density) was demonstrated in those children, with female
children having lower values than male children according to age (p<0.05).
2) We demonstrated the BMD mean values, standard deviation, correlation coefficient and regres-
sion equation according to age and sex.
3) BMD fo spine was the highest correlation coefficient in male children (r=0.99), but BMD of arm
was the highest correlation coefficient in female children (r=0.99). |
Key Words:
BMD(born mineral density), Chidren |
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