ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of bone and bone-secreted factors with measures of energy metabolism in prepubertal and early pubertal boys. STUDY DESIGN: Participants in this cross-sectional, observational study included 37 (69% black, 31% white) boys, aged 7-12 years (Tanner stage Subject(s)
Bone Density/physiology
, Energy Metabolism/physiology
, Puberty/metabolism
, Black or African American
, Child
, Cross-Sectional Studies
, Fibroblast Growth Factor-23
, Humans
, Male
, White People