Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among adolescents and its correlation with bone parameters using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography.
T F CheungK Y CheukF W P YuV W Y HungC S HoT Y ZhuB K W NgK M LeeL QinS S Y HoG W K WongJ C Y ChengTsz-Ping LamPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2016)
Vit-D insufficiency was highly prevalent among adolescents in Hong Kong with significant correlation between Vit-D levels and key bone density and bone quality parameters being detected in this study. Given that this is a cross-sectional study and causality relationship cannot be inferred, further interventional studies investigating the role of Vit-D supplementation on improving bone health among adolescents are warranted.
Keyphrases
- bone mineral density
- high resolution
- computed tomography
- soft tissue
- bone loss
- bone regeneration
- healthcare
- risk factors
- public health
- postmenopausal women
- magnetic resonance imaging
- mental health
- physical activity
- emergency department
- mass spectrometry
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- health information
- social media
- climate change
- drug induced
- liquid chromatography