CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Morphological Sciences 2017; 34(04): 218-222
DOI: 10.4322/jms.344117
Original Article
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Men and women do not have the same relation between body composition and bone mineral density in Brazilian people

A. C. Alonso
1   Movement Study Laboratory - LEM, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology - IOT, Faculty of Medicine - FM, Clinical Hospital - HC, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Rua Ovídeo Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2   Department of Post-graduation in Aging Sciences, Universidade São Judas Tadeu, R. Taquari, 546, Mooca, 2° andar, bloco C, CEP 03166-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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T. C. Ribeiro
1   Movement Study Laboratory - LEM, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology - IOT, Faculty of Medicine - FM, Clinical Hospital - HC, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Rua Ovídeo Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
3   Sports Medicine Group, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, FIFA - Medical Centre of Excellence, Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Rua Ovídeo Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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R. B. Ferreira
1   Movement Study Laboratory - LEM, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology - IOT, Faculty of Medicine - FM, Clinical Hospital - HC, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Rua Ovídeo Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
3   Sports Medicine Group, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, FIFA - Medical Centre of Excellence, Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Rua Ovídeo Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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R. Duarte
2   Department of Post-graduation in Aging Sciences, Universidade São Judas Tadeu, R. Taquari, 546, Mooca, 2° andar, bloco C, CEP 03166-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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G. C. Brech
1   Movement Study Laboratory - LEM, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology - IOT, Faculty of Medicine - FM, Clinical Hospital - HC, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Rua Ovídeo Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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L. X. Silva
1   Movement Study Laboratory - LEM, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology - IOT, Faculty of Medicine - FM, Clinical Hospital - HC, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Rua Ovídeo Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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D. S. Bocalini
2   Department of Post-graduation in Aging Sciences, Universidade São Judas Tadeu, R. Taquari, 546, Mooca, 2° andar, bloco C, CEP 03166-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
4   Department of Post-graduation in Physical Education, Universidade São Judas Tadeu, R. Taquari, 546, Mooca, 2° andar, bloco C, CEP 03166-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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M. Peterson
5   Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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L. B. M. Maifrino
4   Department of Post-graduation in Physical Education, Universidade São Judas Tadeu, R. Taquari, 546, Mooca, 2° andar, bloco C, CEP 03166-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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J. M. D. A. Greve
1   Movement Study Laboratory - LEM, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology - IOT, Faculty of Medicine - FM, Clinical Hospital - HC, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Rua Ovídeo Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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02. September 2017

28. Oktober 2017

Publikationsdatum:
18. Oktober 2018 (online)

Abstract

Objectives: The main objective this study was to examine if lean mass and the adiposity related with BMD in a eutrophic population of Brazilian adults, in different sites and gender. Methods: A crossectional observational study, without intervention. One hundred non-obese men and women, aged 20-40 years, who did not practice regular physical activity were evaluated. Body composition analysis was conducted by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and multiple regression was used to examine the sex-specific association between adiposity and lean mass profiles. Results: Even after adjusting for age, sex, and BMI, total fat mass was inversely associated with total BMD (β=-4.52 g/cm2, p<0.01). Lean mass was positively associated with BMD and female groups. In our study the lean mass has a postive effect in BMD for eutrophic Brazilian adults, opposite of adiposity. Although when stratified by gender, in adults women lean mass and adiposity have positive effects on BMD, which did not happen with men.