Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0002p124 | (1) | ICCBH2013

Adipokines and bone turnover throughout adolescence: an exploratory approach in a cohort of girls

Monjardino Teresa , Ramos Elisabete , Lucas Raquel , Prata Margarida , Severo Milton , Rodrigues Ana , Canhao Helena , Fonseca Joao Eurico , Barros Henrique

Objectives: By prospectively evaluating a cohort of girls we aim to identify population patterns linking adipokines and bone turnover during early and late adolescence and to assess the associations of those patterns with forearm bone mineral density (BMD).Methods: The study was developed within a population-based cohort of urban adolescents born in 1990 and assembled in public and private schools of Porto, Portugal (EPITeen). We analysed prospective dat...