ESPE Abstracts

Objectives: Previous studies have shown an increasing percentage of obese children with fractures. Visceral fat mass (VFM) volume and metabolic disorders have already been recognized as negative predictors for bone mineral density (BMD) in adolescents.Methods: Study participants included 41 adolescent girls aged 14-17 who were divided into two groups according to body mass index (BMI) percentile (P) - group 1: 8 overweig...