Metabolic Bone Disease and Bone Mineral Density in Very Preterm Infants

Abstract

A BMD >0.068 g/cm(2) at discharge indicated a 90.3% probability of not developing metabolic bone disease of prematurity. The factors independently associated with increased BMD included higher birth weight, short duration of parenteral nutrition, absence of intraventricular hemorrhage, exclusive feeding of fortified breast milk, and older age at discharge.