Table 1.
Body size and bone characteristics of the participating women (n=178), mean (SD).
| Birth | 2 years | 7 years | 11 years | Early old agea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | ||||||||||
| cm | 50.2 | (1.6) | 86.1 | (3.1) | 120.4 | (5.0) | 142.5 | (7.1) | 164.1 | (5.9) |
| Z score | -0.01 | (0.85) | 0.19 | (0.96) | 0.12 | (1.06) | 0.17 | (1.10) | - | |
| Weight | ||||||||||
| kg | 3.4 | (0.42) | 12.0 | (1.1) | 22.2 | (2.9) | 34.8 | (6.0) | 73.4 | (13.4) |
| Z score | 0.00 | (0.88) | 0.11 | (0.93) | 0.02 | (1.01) | 0.09 | (1.03) | - | |
| BMI | ||||||||||
| kg/m2 | 13.5 | (1.2) | 16.4 | (1.2) | 15.4 | (1.4) | 17.1 | (2.0) | 27.3 | (4.9) |
| Z score | 0.01 | (0.93) | -0.01 | (1.00) | -0.09 | (1.03) | 0.01 | (1.04) | - | |
| Spine | ||||||||||
| Bone area, cm2 | - | - | - | - | 42.8 | (3.6) | ||||
| BMC, g | - | - | - | - | 50.8 | (10.6) | ||||
| aBMD, g/cm2 | - | - | - | - | 1.18 | (0.19) | ||||
| aBMD, T score | - | - | - | - | -0.06 | (1.62) | ||||
| Femoral neck | ||||||||||
| Bone area, cm2 | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | (0.36) | ||||
| BMC, g | - | - | - | - | 4.47 | (0.74) | ||||
| aBMD, g/cm2 | - | - | - | - | 0.93 | (0.13) | ||||
| aBMD, T score | - | - | - | - | -0.43 | (1.07) | ||||
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age range 57-68 years