hrp0092fc6.4 | Bone, Growth Plate and Mineral Metabolism Session 2 | ESPE2019

Metabolically Unhealthy Obese Children and Adolescents Have Higher Bone Mineral Density Than Normal Weighted Controls but Lower than Metabolically Healthy Obeses: No Effect of FGF21 Levels

Akduman Filiz , Siklar Zeynep , Ozsu Elif , Doğan Ozlem , Kir Metin , Berberoglu Merih

Introduction: The harmfull or benefical effect of obesity on bone mineral density (BMD) is remain controversial in children and adolescence. Either increase or decrease of BMD have been reported. Several factors such as insülin resistance, prediabetes, high proportion of fat mass, sedentary lifestyle were suggested to cause the differences of BMD in obesity. FGF-21 is a metabolic factor that plays a specific role in the regulation of carbohydrate and lipi...