Relative spinal bone mineral density measurements on 261 North American adolescents. Each value is the difference in spnbmd taken on two consecutive visits, divided by the average. The age is the average age over the two visits. Variables: idnum: identifies the child, and hence the repeat measurements age: average age of child when measurements were taken gender: male or female spnbmd: Relative Spinal bone mineral density measurement If you use these data in a publication, please acknowledge the original source: Bachrach LK, Hastie T, Wang M-C, Narasimhan B, Marcus R. Bone Mineral Acquisition in Healthy Asian, Hispanic, Black and Caucasian Youth. A Longitudinal Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (1999) 84, 4702-12.