Comparison between our current Thai vs. Indian and Chinese BMD normative data in children and adolescents among boys and girls.

<p>These figures were drawn based on data of the mean ± 2SD available from references <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0097218#pone.0097218-Xu1" target="_blank">[15]</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0097218#pone.0097218-Khadilkar1" target="_blank">[17]</a>. The lines show mean ± 2SD. Thai BMDLS values are higher than those of Indian children and adolescent for both genders. Comparing to Chinese children, Thai children have higher BMDTB values for both genders.</p

Mean and standard deviation (SD) of bone mineral content of lumbar spine (BMCLS), bone area of lumbar spine (BALS), bone mineral content of total body (BMCTB), bone area of total body (BATB) and lean body mass values (LBM) in Thai children and adolescents (174 boys and 193 girls) for each age group.

<p>Mean and standard deviation (SD) of bone mineral content of lumbar spine (BMCLS), bone area of lumbar spine (BALS), bone mineral content of total body (BMCTB), bone area of total body (BATB) and lean body mass values (LBM) in Thai children and adolescents (174 boys and 193 girls) for each age group.</p

BMD of the lumbar spine (BMDLS; grams per cm²) and total body (BMDTB; gram per cm²) at different Tanner stages among boys and girls.

<p>^*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 compared with previous Tanner stage.</p

Relationships between age vs. BMD of the lumbar spine (BMDLS; grams per cm²), BMAD of the lumbar spine (BMADLS; grams per cm³) and BMD of the total body (BMDTB; gram per cm²) among boys and girls.

<p>The lines show the best- fitted function with the factors age, age² and age³ (cubic function) for girls and age and age² (quadratic function) for boys.</p

Relationships between age vs. BMC of the lumbar spine (BMCLS; grams), BMC of the total body (BMCTB; grams), BA of the lumbar spine (BALS; cm²), BA of the total body (BATB; cm²) and lean body mass (LBM; grams) among boys and girls.

<p>The lines show the best- fitted function with the factors age, age² and age³ (cubic function) for girls and age and age² (quadratic function) for boys.</p

Anthropometric parameters (Height, Height Z-score, Weight, Weight Z-score and BMI) of Thai children and adolescents (174 boys and 193 girls) for each age group presented as mean±standard deviation (SD).

<p>Anthropometric parameters (Height, Height Z-score, Weight, Weight Z-score and BMI) of Thai children and adolescents (174 boys and 193 girls) for each age group presented as mean±standard deviation (SD).</p