Background Various cross-sectional studies provide an abundance of evidence that shows
a relationship between bone quantity and muscle health. However, one question remains …

We identified the determinants of 12-month changes of areal bone mineral density (aBMD),
hip geometry and trabecular bone score (TBS) in adolescent male athletes. Changes in …

Background Studies in childhood suggest that both body composition and early postnatal
growth are associated with bone mineral density (BMD). However, little is known of the …

Purpose Soft tissues, such as fat mass (FM) and lean mass (LM), play an important role in
bone development but this is poorly understood in highly active youths. The objective of this …

Background The relationship between physical activity (PA) and bone health is well known,
although the role of percent body fat (% BF) and fitness as confounders or mediators in this …

The independent impact of fat mass (FM) on bone health is difficult to assess, as FM is
correlated with lean soft tissue mass (LSTM). In a previous cross-sectional study, FM was …

The importance of vitamin D for children's bone health has been well established, but the
effects of less severe deficiency are not fully known. The main objective of this study was to …

Objective. To analyse drug use in early pregnancy with special focus on socio-demographic
factors associated with psychotropic and analgesic drug use. Design. Cross-sectional study …

Methods We analyzed 200 children (88 boys and 112 girls [11.5±2.0 yr]). Body composition
was analyzed by bone densitometry, and indirect calorimetry and cycle ergometer were …

Obtuvo la calificación de sobresaliente Cum Laude y, además del premio de tesis doctoral
del curso 2018/2019 otorgado por la Cofradía Internacional de Investigadores y la …