Environmental effects on bone development during growth stages

近畿科比身体成分研究（KKBC研究）是一项在日本几个城市的公立学校进行的基于人口的研究，于2008年启动，并一直在进行。KKBC研究使用移动的全身双能X射线吸收测量扫描仪检查儿童身体成分。本研究分析了部分KKBC研究人群，发现骨生长存在性别依赖性差异。我们还发现，骨量受到身体组成和环境因素的某些成分的影响。

The Kinki Kobe Body Composition Study (KKBC Study), a population-based study in public schools in Japanese several cities, was initiated in 2008 and has been ongoing since then. The KKBC Study is examining childhood body composition using a mobile whole body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanner. The present study analyzed part of the KKBC Study population and found gender-dependent differences in bone growth. We also found that bone mass is affected by certain components of body composition and environmental factors.