Leptin levels were negatively associated with lumbar spine bone mineral content in children with overweight or obesity.

José Juan Gil-Cosano Luis Gracia-Marco Esther Ubago-Guisado Jairo Hidalgo Migueles Daniel Courteix Idoia Labayen Goñi Abel Plaza-Florido Pablo Molina García Frederic Dutheil Francisco B Ortega

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2022)

Leptin levels were negatively associated with lumbar spine bone mineral content in children with overweight or obesity. A high muscular fitness at the lower body could counteract this association.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
physical activity
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
young adults
bone mineral density
type diabetes
body mass index
body composition
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
adipose tissue