SONOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF QUADRICEPS MUSCLE AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY OF THE HIP: A STUDY IN NORMAL THAI ADOLESCENTS
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Purpose. To study the correlation between sonographically measured parameters of quadriceps muscle and bone mineral density (BMD) of proximal femur in normal Thai adolescents. Material and Methods. Fifty-seven school children and normal adolescents were included in this study (30 males, aged 10-17 years old [mean age = 13.2 years old]; and 27 females, aged 9-18 years old [mean age = 13.1 years old]). All subjects were undergone sonographic measurement of thickness, circumference, and cross-sectional area (CSA) of quadriceps muscle as well as thickness of subcutane- ous fat of non-dominant thigh. Ipsilateral proximal femoral BMD was measured using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Spearman Rank Correlation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used for statistical analysis. Results and Conclusion. In females, all quadriceps parameters showed statistically significant correlation (p<.001 - p<.05; muscle circumference showed the best correlation) with proximal femoral BMD at all ROIs. In male subjects, the quadriceps parameters showed significant correlation (p<.01 -p<.05) with BMD of the femoral neck & the trochanter. No significant correlation was found between quadriceps parameters and BMD of Ward's triangle and thickness of subcutaneous fat.
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