Bone mineral density in adults with Down syndrome: a cross-sectional study in a Brazilian sample.
A FedrigoThelma Larocca SkareG R LevandoskiKadija Rahal ChrisostomoN P de OliveiraRenato Mitsunori NisiharaPublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2023)
Brazilian patients with DS showed a high prevalence of low bone mass. Traditional factors such as muscle strength, BMI and physical activity appear to have little effect on bone mineral density in this population.