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If a individual has small bones at the same height compare to another healthy individual does it mean he has low bone density ?
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Yes, lower at least: Hi. The "bone density" measured with DXA is actually an "areal bone density", meaning it's a mass/area, not a mass/volume (which is a true DENSITY in scientific terms). So the mass drops by the inverse cubed power and the area only drops by inverse squared. Since smaller bones have a smaller area, compared to the average population, the small-boned person will have a lower AREAL bone density.
Answered 9/21/2014
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