Associations Between Physical Physique/fitness in Children and Bone Development During Puberty: a 4-year Longitudinal Study

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2022 Aug 4

PMID 35927458

Authors

Arata Akaike

Daisuke Suzuki

Shinya Okuyama

Yutaro Kudo

Hiroyasu Shimizu

Sara Takanashi

Kohei Makino

Junichi Yokoyama

Shigeyuki Nakaji

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Abstract

Bone growth is most remarkable during puberty. This study aimed to clarify the effects of physique and physical strength on bone mineral density and bone metabolism markers during puberty to help improve bone growth during puberty and prevent future osteoporosis. There were 277 pubertal participants (125 boys and 152 girls) in this survey from 2009 to 2015, all aged 10/11 and 14/15 years. The measures included physical fitness/physique indices (such as muscle ratio etc.), grip strength, bone density (osteo sono-assessment index, OSI), and bone metabolism markers (bone-type alkaline phosphatase and type I collagen cross-linked N-telopeptide). At 10/11-years-old for girls, a positive correlation was found between body size/grip strength and OSI. At 14/15-year-old for boys, all body size factors/grip strength were positively correlated with OSI. The change in body muscle ratio was positively correlated with change in OSI for both sexes. The height, body muscle ratio and grip strength at 10/11-year-old were significantly associated with OSI (positively) and bone metabolism markers (negatively) at 14/15-year-old for both sexes. Adequate physique building after 10/11 years for boys and before 10/11 years for girls may be effective in increasing peak bone mass.

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