40 research outputs found
Nitrogen supply from fertilizer and legume cover crop in the transition to no-tillage for irrigated row crops
Full text linkLegume, cropping intensity, and N-fertilization effects on soil attributes and processes from an eight-year-old semiarid wheat system
Get PDFGlobal changes in soil stocks of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulphur as influenced by longâterm agricultural production
No full textAssessing nitrogen mineralization from soil organic matter using anion exchange membranes
No full textEstimating Fine Resolution Carbon Concentration in an Intact Soil Profile by X-Ray Fluorescence Scanning
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The functional muscle-bone unit in children with cerebral palsy
No full textOur results suggest that the prevalence of bone health deficits in children with CP was overestimated, when using only age- and height-adjusted bone mineral content (BMC) and areal bone mineral density (aBMD). When applying the functional muscle-bone unit diagnostic algorithm (FMBU-A), the prevalence of positive results decreased significantly. We recommend applying the FMBU-A when assessing bone health in children with CP.
INTRODUCTION:
The prevalence of bone health deficits in children with cerebral palsy (CP) might be overestimated because age- and height-adjusted reference percentiles for bone mineral content (BMC) and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) do not consider reduced muscle activity. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of positive DXA-based indicators for bone health deficits in children with CP to the prevalence of positive findings after applying a functional muscle-bone unit diagnostic algorithm (FMBU-A) considering reduced muscle activity.
METHODS:
The present study was a monocentric retrospective analysis of 297 whole body DXA scans of children with CP. The prevalence of positive results of age- and height-adjusted BMC and aBMD defined as BMC and aBMD below the P3 percentile and of the FMBU-A was calculated.
RESULTS:
In children with CP, the prevalence of positive results of age-adjusted BMC were 33.3% and of aBMD 50.8%. Height-adjusted results for BMC and aBMD were positive in 16.8 and 36.0% of cases. The prevalence of positive results applying the FMBU-A regarding BMC and aBMD were significantly (p < 0.001) lower than using age- and height-adjusted BMC and aBMD (8.8 and 14.8%).
CONCLUSIONS:
Our results suggest that the prevalence of bone health deficits in children with CP was overestimated, when using age- and height-adjusted BMC and aBMD. When applying the FMBU-A, the prevalence decreased significantly. We recommend applying the FMBU-A when assessing bone health in children with CP
Fractionation and availability of phosphorus in acid soils of Hagereselam, Southern Ethiopia under different rates of lime
No full textSource identification of sulphate forming salts on sandstones from monuments in Salamanca, Spainâa stable isotope approach
No full textThe Influence of Anthropometry and Body Composition on Childrenâs Bone Health: The Childhood Health, Activity and Motor Performance School (The CHAMPS) Study, Denmark
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