Associations between body mass index, body composition and bone density in young adults: findings from a southern Brazilian cohort.

Isabel Oliveira BierhalsJuliana Dos Santos VazRenata Moraes BielemannChristian Loret de MolaFernando Celso BarrosHelen GonçalvesFernando César WehrmeisterMaria Cecília Formoso Assunção

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2019)

The indexes were positively associated with aBMD in this sample. Fat mass had smaller positive influence on these outcomes than lean mass, suggesting the most important body composition component for bone density is the lean mass.

Keyphrases

body composition
bone mineral density
resistance training
body mass index
young adults
postmenopausal women
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
soft tissue
high intensity