Relationship Between Hormonal Variables and Bone Mineral Density, Muscle Force, and Fat Mass in Peripubertal Girls

Abstract

Correlation between muscle mass, total bone mineral content, bone mineral denzity and hormones was analyzed in 100 healthy girls aged 9-15 years. Low lean or fat mass, and insufficient production of IGF-1 or leptin could negatively influence bone development in pubertal girls.

Keywords

• Puberty
• Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
• Leptin
• Estrogens
• Serotonin