The Clinical and Biochemical Predictors of Bone Mass in Preterm Infants.

Justyna Czech-KowalskaEdyta Czekuc-KryskiewiczPawel PludowskiKatarzyna ZaniukMaciej JaworskiAnna ŁubaKarolina GrzybowskaKrystyna PiłatAnna Dobrzanska

Published in: PloS one (2016)

Serum iPTH might to be a simple predictor of reduced BMC in preterm infants at term age, but urinary phosphate excretion and serum osteocalcin might predict reduced BMC at 3 mo CA. These results represent a promising diagnostic tool based on simple, widely available biochemical measurements for bone mass assessment in preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
body composition