Anthropometric measures included body height (Martin metal anthropometer, Switzerland) and body mass (A&D Instruments Ltd., Abingdon, UK). BMI was also calculated (kg.m−2). Whole body and lower body region (WB BMD and lower limbs BMD, g.cm−2), bone mineral density and bone mineral content for the whole body (WB BMC, g) were assessed via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, Hologic Discovery QDR Series, Waltham, MA, USA) [29 (link),30 (link)].
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