Context Despite several reports of familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) type 2 (FPLD2) due
to heterozygous LMNA variants and FPLD3 due to PPARG variants, the phenotypic …

We investigated effects of exercise habits (EHs) in adolescence and old age on
osteoporosis prevalence and hip joint and lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD). Body …

The analysis of body composition is a fundamental part of a nutritional status assessment,
and the use of diagnostic imaging methods has been increasingly required for an adequate …

Purpose Bone growth with exercise is best assessed by tennis-induced inter-arm
asymmetries. Yet, the effects of training and maturation across puberty were unclear. This …

Purpose The Westlake BioBank for Chinese (WBBC) pilot cohort is a population-based
prospective study with its major purpose to better understand the effect of genetic and …

Recent compelling evidence suggest that clinicians should recognize the potential role of
muscle wasting in determining fracture risk among older adults and that measures of lean …

Background/objectives Childhood rapid growth and earlier puberty onset have been
associated with adult obesity. However, the association between childhood stunting …

Context Japanese women have substantially lower body mass index (BMI) than women in
other developed countries. The BMI of Japanese women has steadily decreased over time …

We investigated differences in body composition measurements for the whole body and limb
segments in elite male wrestlers between results of multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance …

Introduction: Exercise is beneficial for increasing areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in
adolescence and maintaining it in old age. Moreover, high-impact sports are more effective …