Birth weight associated with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry-determined muscle–bone unit in young healthy women from the Nutritionists’ Health Study

Muscle and bone have been considered a functional unit that grows together early in life, deteriorates with aging, and can cause osteosarcopenia. Due to its importance in public health, detecting risk factors in early life is desirable. This study examined whether birth weight (BW) was associated with muscle–bone unit using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) parameters in young women from the Nutritionists’ Health Study (NutriHS), a cohort...