Figure 3.
Strong predictors of bone mineral density and bone structure in exercising women according to recent investigations.
Notes: (A) Parameters of bone mineral density and bone structure that are predicted by age of menarche. (B) Parameters of bone mineral density and bone structure that are predicted by lean mass. Data from Ackerman et al3 and Mallinson et al.45
Abbreviations: aBMD, areal bone mineral density; vBMD, volumetric bone mineral density; CSA, cross-sectional area; CSMI, cross-sectional moment of inertia.
