Reduced Peak Bone Mass in Young Adults With Low Motor Competence
Authors' conclusion
The finding of lower peak bone mass for individuals with LMC may reflect a higher risk of osteoporosis, especially for males
Study context
- Population
- Young adults from the Raine Cohort Study; motor competence assessed at 10, 14 and 17 years, whole-body DXA at 20 years484 females
- Participants
- 1,043 adults
- Exposure
- Low motor competence vs no low motor competence (LMC)
- Outcome
- BMD (whole-body DXA)
- Follow-up
- 20 years
Methodological detailsRaine Cohort Study, general linear models adjusted for sex, age, BMI, vitamin D status and prior bone loading
- Raine Cohort Study
- General linear models adjusted for sex, age, BMI, vitamin D status and prior bone loading
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
BMD at load-bearing bone sites
LMC associated with decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) at all load-bearing bone sites
1.8% to 2.6%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Osteogenic potential of physical activity and BMD
- Osteogenic physical activity associated with increased BMD dependent on sex and LMC status; males with LMC showed a reduced effect from increasing bone loading
Original publication
Reduced Peak Bone Mass in Young Adults With Low Motor Competence. J Bone Miner Res. Published 16 February 2023. doi:10.
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