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Assessment of the bone quality of black female athletes using quantitative ultrasound.
Laabes, E P; Vanderjagt, D J; Obadofin, M O; Sendeht, A J; Glew, R H.
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  • Laabes EP; Department of Family Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness ; 48(4): 502-8, 2008 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18997655
AIM: The mean daily calcium intake of adult Nigerians is reportedly low, and animal studies have shown that exercise-induced changes in the bones of growing mice are gender specific. We therefore sought to describe calcaneal broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA), speed of sound (SOS), stiffness index (SI) and SI-based T-scores in a cohort of Nigerian female athletes; to assess the correlation of SI with energy expenditure; and to compare mean SI values between sports. METHODS: We recruited 52 female athletes in 10 sporting categories, and recorded their anthropometric data. Activity levels were estimated using a questionnaire. Bone density was assessed using calcaneal ultrasound. RESULTS: The mean age of athletes was 21+/-4 years (range 15-39 years). The mean body mass index (BMI) was 22.0+/-3.5 kg/m2, and was not different between the sub-group of footballers/runners (21.3+/-1.7 kg/m2) and other athletes (23.1+/-4.8 kg/m2, P=0.06). The mean energy expenditure was 32.2+/-9.5 kcal/kg/ day, and was not different between the sub-group of footballers/runners (30.8+/-9.2 kcal/kg/day) and other athletes (34.3+/-9.7 kcal/kg/day, P=0.19). The mean BUA of the athletes was 135+/-14 dB/MHz, the mean SOS was 1597+/-13 m/s, the mean SI was 118+/-15, and the median SI-based T-score was +1.1 (-1.6 to +3.53). The means of all ultrasound parameters were not significantly different between footballers/runners and other sportswomen. CONCLUSION: Consistent physical training may improve calcaneal SI of black females by one, and potentially by as much as three T-score units. Training intensity, rather than the qualitative aspects of a sport, appears to be a major determinant of SI in female Nigerian athletes.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sports / Calcaneus / Bone Density / Black People Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: J Sports Med Phys Fitness Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Nigeria Country of publication: Italy
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sports / Calcaneus / Bone Density / Black People Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: J Sports Med Phys Fitness Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Nigeria Country of publication: Italy