A Study on Bone Mineral Density of Female College Students

Abstract

We measured bone mineral density (BMD) of female college students, and examined the factors that may influence BMD, such as physical status, nourishment intake, and exercise habit. Although it is said that BMD reaches to the maximum level in the twenties, this research showed that almost 10 % of the students were in the caution needed low BMD group. As for the relationship between BMD and physical status, body height, weight and body mass index were higher in the high BMD group than in the low BMD group. In this study the nutrient intake was not observed as a significant predictor of BMD during adolescence. These results suggest that the adolescent BMD are strongly affected by the physical activity factors including past exercise habit, rather than nutritional factors.