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. 2022 May 5;22:249. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03317-y

Table 4.

Correlation of bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) with body composition in children according to body weight category

	Normal Weight (n = 16)				Overweight (n = 15)				Obesity (n = 18)
	BMC_TBLH^a	BMD_TBLH^a	BMD _L1-4^b		BMC_TBLH^a	BMD_TBLH^a	BMD _L1-4^b		BMC_TBLH^a	BMD_TBLH^a	BMD _L1-4^b
	g	g/cm²	g/cm²	z score	g	g/cm²	g/cm²	z score	g	g/cm²	g/cm²	z score
Lean mass (g)
Total	0.937^***	0.858^***	0.560^*	-0.340	0.959^***	0.888^***	0.581^*	0.147	0.957^***	0.822^***	0.178	-0.325
Trunk	0.916^***	0.842^***	0.602^*	-0.258	0.950^***	0.867^***	0.566^*	0.143	0.912^***	0.747^***	0.090	-0.333
Fat mass (g)
Total	0.793^***	0.796^***	0.479	-0.287	0.850^***	0.715^**	0.470	0.062	0.610^**	0.456	-0.122	-0.512^*
Trunk	0.703^**	0.748^**	0.409	-0.320	0.846^***	0.727^**	0.516^*	0.120	0.485^*	0.333	-0.249	-0.527^*
Fat (%)
Total	0.449	0.516^*	0.228	-0.230	0.237	0.140	0.081	-0.092	-0.052	-0.132	-0.328	-0.423
Trunk	0.444	0.528^*	0.193	-0.318	0.348	0.296	0.234	0.022	-0.092	-0.144	-0.377	-0.417

^a Total body less head; ^b L1-4 region of the lumbar spine; ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05