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Clinical Data Collection
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In addition to the DXA acquisition, other data considered relevent to bone mineral accretion was collected at each study visit. These included:
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- Significant illnesses, diagonoses and medications considered to impact bone mineral accretion.
- Anthropometrics (height, weight, BMI, sitting height)
- Pubertal stage (assessed using Tanner criterion) and menstrual history.
- Physical activity (hours per week using a modified Slemenda questionnaire)
- Bone age from a left hand radiograph (assessed using the Greulich and Pyle Atlas)
- Calcium Intake (mg/day using a food frequency questionnaire by Block Dietary Data Systems)
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