Total body (less head) bone mineral density in children

Reference data for mineral density measured by DXA in a cohort of healthy children from all regions in the United States.

DXA: dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.

Data from: Zemel BS, Kalkwarf HJ, Gilsanz V, et al. Revised reference curves for bone mineral content and areal bone mineral density according to age and sex for black and non-black children: results of the bone mineral density in childhood study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011; 96:3160.