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Osteoporos Int ; 26(10): 2449-59, 2015 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25994905

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) have poorer bone health than their peers without DS. Twenty-five adolescents with DS were randomly assigned to whole-body vibration training (WBV) or control groups. The results indicate that a 20-week WBV might be useful to improve subtotal bone mineral content and density in adolescents with DS. INTRODUCTION: This study aims to determine the effects of 20 weeks of whole body vibration training (WBV) on bone mineral content (BMC), density (BMD), and structure variables in adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). METHODS: This randomized controlled trial of 25 adolescents (12-18 years) with DS (8 females) generated 2 non-equal groups, WBV group (n = 11) and CON group (n = 14). Using an efficacy analysis, the primary outcomes were BMC and BMD by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and the secondary were bone structure variables by peripheral quantitative computed tomography. A synchronous vibration platform (PowerPlate®) was used (3/week, 10 repetitions (30-60 s) 1-min rest, frequency of 25-30 Hz, and peak-to-peak displacement of 2 mm (peak acceleration 2.5-3.6 g)). RESULTS: WBV group improved whole body BMC 2.8%, 95% CI [3.5, 2.1], subtotal area, BMC, and BMD by 2.8, 4.8, and 2%, respectively, 95% confidence intervals (CIs) [3.4, 2.1], [6.5, 3.1], and [2.8, 1.1], respectively (all, p < 0.05), showing group by time interactions in BMC and BMD (both p < 0.05). Lumbar spine BMC and BMD also increased in the WBV group by 6.6 and 3.3% both p < 0.05, 95 % CIs [8.6, 4.7], and [4.9, 1.7], respectively. Regarding bone structure, WBV group showed improvements in tibial BMC at 4 % (2.9 %, 95 % CI [3.0, 2.8]) and in volumetric BMD (vBMD), cortical vBMD, and cortical thickness at 66% of the radius (by 7.0, 2.4, and 10.9%; 95% CIs [7.4, 6.7], [2.6, 2.3], and [12.4, 9.3], respectively) (all, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: A 20-week WBV, with this protocol, might be useful to improve subtotal BMC and BMD in adolescents with DS.


Subject(s)
Bone Density/physiology , Down Syndrome/complications , Osteoporosis/therapy , Vibration/therapeutic use , Absorptiometry, Photon/methods , Adolescent , Anthropometry/methods , Child , Down Syndrome/physiopathology , Female , Femur/physiopathology , Humans , Lumbar Vertebrae/physiopathology , Male , Osteoporosis/etiology , Osteoporosis/physiopathology , Patient Compliance , Puberty/physiology , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Vibration/adverse effects
3.
Nutr. hosp ; 28(4): 1136-1139, jul.-ago. 2013. tab
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-120284

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Cycling has been associated with decreased bone mass during adolescence. Calcium (Ca) and vitamin D (VitD) intake are associated to bone mass and may be important confounders when studying bone mass.AIM: To clarify the effect that Ca and VitD may have on bone mass in adolescent cyclists. METHODS: Bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) of 39 male adolescents (20 cyclists) were measured. Ca and VitD intake were also registered. Different ANCOVA analyses were performed in order to evaluate the influence of Ca and VitD on BMC and BMD. RESULTS: Cyclists showed lower values of BMC and BMD than controls at several sites and when adjusting by Ca, Wards triangle BMD appeared also to be lower in cyclists than controls. CONCLUSION: Nutritional aspects might partially explain differences regarding bone mass in adolescent cyclists and should be taken into account inbone mass analysis as important confounders (AU)


Introducción: El ciclismo se ha asociado con un descenso de la masa ósea durante la adolescencia. La ingesta de calcio (Ca) y vitamina D (VitD) repercute sobre la masa ósea llegando a ser factores de confusión importantes al estudiarla. Objetivo: Clarificar el efecto que el Ca y la VitD pueden tener sobre la masa ósea de ciclistas adolescentes. Métodos: se midió el contenido mineral óseo (CMO) y la densidad mineral ósea (DMO) de 39 varones adolescentes (20 ciclistas). También se registró la ingesta de Ca y VitD. Se realizaron distintos análisis ANCOVA para evaluar la influencia del Ca y la VitD sobre el CMO y la DMO. Resultados: Los ciclistas mostraron menores valores de CMO y DMO que los controles en diversas zonas y, cuando se ajustó por Ca, la DMO del triángulo de Wards también pasó a ser menor en los ciclistas que en los controles. Conclusión: Los aspectos nutricionales podrían explicar en parte las diferencias de masa ósea en ciclistas adolescentes y deberían tenerse en cuenta en el análisis de masa ósea como factores de confusión importantes (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Calcium/pharmacokinetics , Vitamin D/pharmacokinetics , Bicycling/statistics & numerical data , Bone Density , Calcium, Dietary/analysis , Dietary Vitamins/analysis , Sports/physiology , Osteoporosis/epidemiology
4.
Nutr. hosp ; 28(4): 1184-1189, jul.-ago. 2013. ilus, mapas
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-120292

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is an important period of nutritional vulnerability due to the increased dietary requirements. Objective: To describe the nutritional status of adolescent cyclist and a group of normoactive controls. METHODS: The HELENA Dietary Assessment Tool was used to evaluate the nutritional intake of 20 adolescent cyclists and 17 controls. Total energy intake, resting energy expenditure (REE), total energy expenditure (TEE), macronutrients and several micronutrients were registered and compared with dietary guidelines. RESULTS: REE was lower and TEE higher in cyclists than in controls (both P < 0.01). Significant differences were observed in phosphorus and vitamin B1 being higher in cyclists (P < 0.05). Most participants, both cyclist and controls, did not reach the diet requirements for macronutrients, vitamins and minerals. CONCLUSION: Nutritional status of adolescent cyclists and controls seems not to fulfil the requirements in quantity and quality. Possible implications for actual and future health especially in athlete adolescents need further research (AU)


Introducción: La adolescencia es un periodo importante de vulnerabilidad nutricional dados las mayores demandas alimentarias. Objetivo: Describir el estado nutritivo de ciclistas adolescentes y de un grupo de controles con actividad normal. Métodos: Se utilizó la Herramienta de Evaluación Alimentaria HELENA para evaluar la ingesta nutricional de 20 ciclistas adolescentes y 17 controles. Se registraron la ingesta total de energía, el gasto de energía en reposo (GER), el gasto de energía total (GET), los macronutrientes y diversos micronutrientes y se compararon con las guías dietéticas. Resultados: El GER fue menor y el GTE mayor en los ciclistas que en los controles (ambos P < 0,01). Se observaron diferencias significativas en el fósforo y la vitamina B1, siendo mayores en los ciclistas (P < 0,05). La mayor parte de los participantes, tanto ciclistas como controles, no alcanzó los requerimientos en macronutrientes, vitaminas ni minerales. Conclusión: El estado nutritivo de los adolescentes ciclistas y de los controles parece no adecuarse a las recomendaciones de cantidad y calidad. Deberían investigarse las posibles implicaciones de la salud actual y futura, especialmente en los adolescentes atletas (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Bicycling/physiology , Nutrients , Energy Intake/physiology , Nutrition Assessment , Nutritional Status , Sports/physiology , Body Mass Index , Dietary Carbohydrates/analysis , Adolescent Nutrition , Case-Control Studies
5.
Nutr Hosp ; 28(4): 1136-9, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23889632

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Cycling has been associated with decreased bone mass during adolescence. Calcium (Ca) and vitamin D (VitD) intake are associated to bone mass and may be important confounders when studying bone mass. AIM: To clarify the effect that Ca and VitD may have on bone mass in adolescent cyclists. METHODS: Bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) of 39 male adolescents (20 cyclists) were measured. Ca and VitD intake were also registered. Different ANCOVA analyses were performed in order to evaluate the influence of Ca and VitD on BMC and BMD. RESULTS: Cyclists showed lower values of BMC and BMD than controls at several sites and when adjusting by Ca, Wards triangle BMD appeared also to be lower in cyclists than controls. CONCLUSION: Nutritional aspects might partially explain differences regarding bone mass in adolescent cyclists and should be taken into account in bone mass analysis as important confounders.


Introducción: El ciclismo se ha asociado con un descenso de la masa ósea durante la adolescencia. La ingesta de calcio (Ca) y vitamina D (VitD) repercute sobre la masa ósea llegando a ser factores de confusión importantes al estudiarla. Objetivo: Clarificar el efecto que el Ca y la VitD pueden tener sobre la masa ósea de ciclistas adolescentes. Métodos: se midió el contenido mineral óseo (CMO) y la densidad mineral ósea (DMO) de 39 varones adolescentes (20 ciclistas). También se registró la ingesta de Ca y VitD. Se realizaron distintos análisis ANCOVA para evaluar la influencia del Ca y la VitD sobre el CMO y la DMO. Resultados: Los ciclistas mostraron menores valores de CMO y DMO que los controles en diversas zonas y, cuando se ajustó por Ca, la DMO del triángulo de Wards también pasó a ser menor en los ciclistas que en los controles. Conclusión: Los aspectos nutricionales podrían explicar en parte las diferencias de masa ósea en ciclistas adolescentes y deberían tenerse en cuenta en el análisis de masa ósea como factores de confusión importantes.


Subject(s)
Bicycling/physiology , Bone and Bones/anatomy & histology , Calcium, Dietary/pharmacology , Vitamin D/pharmacology , Vitamins/pharmacology , Absorptiometry, Photon , Adolescent , Analysis of Variance , Bone Density , Bone and Bones/drug effects , Humans , Male , Nutritional Status
6.
Nutr Hosp ; 28(4): 1184-9, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23889640

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is an important period of nutritional vulnerability due to the increased dietary requirements. OBJECTIVE: To describe the nutritional status of adolescent cyclist and a group of normoactive controls. METHODS: The HELENA Dietary Assessment Tool was used to evaluate the nutritional intake of 20 adolescent cyclists and 17 controls. Total energy intake, resting energy expenditure (REE), total energy expenditure (TEE), macronutrients and several micronutrients were registered and compared with dietary guidelines. RESULTS: REE was lower and TEE higher in cyclists than in controls (both P < 0.01). Significant differences were observed in phosphorus and vitamin B1 being higher in cyclists (P < 0.05). Most participants, both cyclist and controls, did not reach the diet requirements for macronutrients, vitamins and minerals. CONCLUSION: Nutritional status of adolescent cyclists and controls seems not to fulfil the requirements in quantity and quality. Possible implications for actual and future health especially in athlete adolescents need further research.


Introducción: La adolescencia es un periodo importante de vulnerabilidad nutricional dados las mayores demandas alimentarias. Objetivo: Describir el estado nutritivo de ciclistas adolescentes y de un grupo de controles con actividad normal. Métodos: Se utilizó la Herramienta de Evaluación Alimentaria HELENA para evaluar la ingesta nutricional de 20 ciclistas adolescentes y 17 controles. Se registraron la ingesta total de energía, el gasto de energía en reposo (GER), el gasto de energía total (GET), los macronutrientes y diversos micronutrientes y se compararon con las guías dietéticas. Resultados: El GER fue menor y el GTE mayor en los ciclistas que en los controles (ambos P < 0,01). Se observaron diferencias significativas en el fósforo y la vitamina B1, siendo mayores en los ciclistas (P < 0,05). La mayor parte de los participantes, tanto ciclistas como controles, no alcanzó los requerimientos en macronutrientes, vitaminas ni minerales. Conclusión: El estado nutritivo de los adolescentes ciclistas y de los controles parece no adecuarse a las recomendaciones de cantidad y calidad. Deberían investigarse las posibles implicaciones de la salud actual y futura, especialmente en los adolescentes atletas.


Subject(s)
Bicycling/physiology , Nutritional Status , Adolescent , Energy Intake/physiology , Energy Metabolism/physiology , Feeding Behavior , Humans , Male , Minerals , Nutrition Assessment , Nutritional Requirements , Recommended Dietary Allowances , Spain/epidemiology , Vitamins
7.
Int J Sports Med ; 34(4): 285-92, 2013 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23180212

ABSTRACT

To determine if the muscle signalling response to a 30 s all-out sprint exercise is modulated by the exercise mode and the endocrine response, 27 healthy volunteers were divided in 2 groups that performed isokinetic (10 men and 5 women) and isoinertial (7 men and 5 women) Wingate tests. Blood samples and vastus lateralis muscle biopsies were taken before, immediately after, 30 and 120 min after the sprints. Groups were comparable in age, height, body weight, percentage of body fat, peak power per kg of lower extremities lean mass (Pmax) and muscle fibre types. However, the isoinertial group achieved a 25% greater mean power (Pmean). Sprint exercise elicited marked increases in the musculus vastus lateralis AMPKα, ACCß, STAT3, STAT5 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation (all P<0.05). The AMPKα, STAT3, and ERK1/2 phosphorylation responses were more marked after the isoinertial than isokinetic test (interaction: P<0.01). The differences in muscle signalling could not be accounted for by differences in Pmax, although Pmean could explain part of the difference in AMPKα phosphorylation. The leptin, insulin, glucose, GH, IL-6, and lactate response were similar in both groups. In conclusion, the muscle signalling response to sprint exercise differs between isoinertial and isokinetic sprints.


Subject(s)
Exercise Test/methods , Muscle Contraction/physiology , Quadriceps Muscle/metabolism , AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism , Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase/metabolism , Adult , Analysis of Variance , Blood Glucose/analysis , Blotting, Western , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism , Female , Growth Hormone/blood , Humans , Insulin/blood , Interleukin-6/blood , Lactic Acid/blood , Leptin/blood , Male , Phosphorylation , STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism , STAT5 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Signal Transduction
8.
Int J Sports Med ; 32(5): 319-26, 2011 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21547863

ABSTRACT

Endurance exercise induces SUPPRESSOR of CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3 (SOCS3) mRNA expression in rodent skeletal muscle and endurance training overimposed on strength training blunts the hypertrophic response to strength training by an unknown mechanism. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a concurrent strength and endurance training on fat mass, serum leptin concentration, muscle morphology, and muscle vastus lateralis leptin receptors (OB-Rb) and SOCS3 protein expression. 16 healthy young men were assigned to a control (C; n=7), and to a 12-week weightlifting (3 sessions/week)+endurance training program (T; n=9) group. Training enhanced maximal dynamic strength in lower and upper body exercises (18-54%), reduced fat mass by 1.8 kg and serum leptin concentration per kg of fat mass, and elicited muscle hypertrophy of type 2 (+18.5%, P<0.05) but not of type 1 muscle fibres (+4.6%, P=NS). No significant changes were observed in either OB-Rb or SOCS3 protein expression with training. In conclusion, concurrent strength and endurance training reduces fat mass and serum leptin and the ratio leptin/fat mass without significant effects on vastus lateralis OB-Rb protein expression. Training does not increase the basal expression of SOCS3 protein in humans.


Subject(s)
Exercise/physiology , Muscle, Skeletal/physiology , Physical Endurance/genetics , Receptors, Leptin/metabolism , Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins/metabolism , Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Adult , Humans , Male , Physical Endurance/physiology , RNA, Messenger , Spain , Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein , Weight Lifting/physiology
9.
Int J Sports Med ; 31(6): 416-20, 2010 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20301044

ABSTRACT

To assess if exercise before puberty affects bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) we determined BMC and BMD in the dominant arm (DA) and non-dominant arm (NDA), lumbar spine and femoral neck in 25 tennis players (TP), 21 soccer players (SP) and 22 physically active controls (CG). All of them were under 12 years of age and prepubertal. In TP the DA was heavier than the NDA (7.5+/-0.8%), due to a greater lean mass (10.2+/-1.2%) and BMC (16.3+/-2.2%). The increased BMC is due to a greater DA bone area (11.1+/-1.9%) and BMD (4.1+/-0.7%). BMC inter-arm asymmetry was 50-75% of that previously observed in professional TP. Inter-arm asymmetry in lean mass, BMC, BMD and bone area was significantly higher in TP than in SP and CG. Lumbar spine BMC and BMD were similar across groups. TP and CG had similar femoral neck BMDs, whilst SP had higher femoral neck BMD than TP. In conclusion, tennis participation before puberty is associated with increased lean mass and bone mass, due to an enhanced bone size and areal BMD in the playing arm.


Subject(s)
Bone Density/physiology , Functional Laterality/physiology , Tennis , Arm/physiology , Body Composition/physiology , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , Humans , Lower Extremity/physiology , Male , Soccer , Upper Extremity/physiology
10.
Exp Physiol ; 95(1): 160-71, 2010 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19717488

ABSTRACT

To examine whether obesity-associated leptin resistance could be due to down-regulation of leptin receptors (OB-Rs) and/or up-regulation of suppressor of cytokine signalling 3 (SOCS3) and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) in skeletal muscle, which blunt janus kinase 2-dependent leptin signalling and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) phosphorylation and reduce AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC) phosphorylation. Deltoid and vastus lateralis muscle biopsies were obtained from 20 men: 10 non-obese control subjects (mean +/- s.d. age, 31 +/- 5 years; height, 184 +/- 9 cm; weight, 91 +/- 13 kg; and percentage body fat, 24.8 +/- 5.8%) and 10 obese (age, 30 +/- 7 years; height, 184 +/- 8 cm; weight, 115 +/- 8 kg; and percentage body fat, 34.9 +/- 5.1%). Skeletal muscle OB-R170 (OB-R long isoform) protein expression was 28 and 25% lower (both P < 0.05) in arm and leg muscles, respectively, of obese men compared with control subjects. In normal-weight subjects, SOCS3 protein expression, and STAT3, AMPKalpha and ACCbeta phosphorylation, were similar in the deltoid and vastus lateralis muscles. In obese subjects, the deltoid muscle had a greater amount of leptin receptors than the vastus lateralis, whilst SOCS3 protein expression was increased and basal STAT3, AMPKalpha and ACCbeta phosphorylation levels were reduced in the vastus lateralis compared with the deltoid muscle (all P < 0.05). In summary, skeletal muscle leptin receptors and leptin signalling are reduced in obesity, particularly in the leg muscles.


Subject(s)
Down-Regulation/physiology , Leptin/physiology , Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism , Obesity/metabolism , Receptors, Leptin/antagonists & inhibitors , Receptors, Leptin/biosynthesis , Adult , Humans , Male , Obesity/genetics , Receptors, Leptin/genetics , Signal Transduction/physiology , Young Adult
11.
Scand J Med Sci Sports ; 20(3): 524-34, 2010 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19602193

ABSTRACT

The effects of professional tennis participation on dominant and non-dominant upper extremity muscle volumes, and on fiber types of triceps brachii (lateral head) and vastus lateralis muscles were assessed in 15 professional tennis players. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, n=8) examination and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA, n=7) were used to assess muscle volumes and lean body mass. Muscle fiber-type distribution assessed by biopsy sampling was similar in both triceps brachii (2/3 were type 2 and 1/3 type 1 fibers). The VL was composed of 1/3 of type 2 and 2/3 of type 1 fibers. The dominant had 12-15% higher lean mass (DXA/MRI) than the non-dominant (P<0.05). Type 1, 2a and 2x muscle fibers of the dominant were hypertrophied compared with the non-dominant by 20%, 22% and 34% (all P<0.01), respectively. The deltoid, triceps brachii, arm flexors and forearm superficial flexor muscles of the dominant were hypertrophied (MRI) compared with the non-dominant by 11-15%. These muscles represented a similar fraction of the whole muscle volume in both upper extremities. Dominant muscle volume was correlated with 1RM on the one-arm cable triceps pushdown exercise (r=0.84, P<0.05). Peak power during vertical jump correlated with VL muscle fibers's cross-sectional area (r=0.82-0.95, P<0.05).


Subject(s)
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/physiology , Muscle Strength/physiology , Tennis , Upper Extremity/physiology , Absorptiometry, Photon , Adolescent , Adult , Athletes , Humans , Muscle, Skeletal/anatomy & histology , Spain , Young Adult
12.
J Appl Physiol (1985) ; 106(4): 1100-11, 2009 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19196911

ABSTRACT

Leptin and osteocalcin play a role in the regulation of the fat-bone axis and may be altered by exercise. To determine whether osteocalcin reduces fat mass in humans fed ad libitum and if there is a sex dimorphism in the serum osteocalcin and leptin responses to strength training, we studied 43 male (age 23.9 2.4 yr, mean +/- SD) and 23 female physical education students (age 23.2 +/- 2.7 yr). Subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: training (TG) and control (CG). TG followed a strength combined with plyometric jumps training program during 9 wk, whereas the CG did not train. Physical fitness, body composition (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), and serum concentrations of hormones were determined pre- and posttraining. In the whole group of subjects (pretraining), the serum concentration of osteocalcin was positively correlated (r = 0.29-0.42, P < 0.05) with whole body and regional bone mineral content, lean mass, dynamic strength, and serum-free testosterone concentration (r = 0.32). However, osteocalcin was negatively correlated with leptin concentration (r = -0.37), fat mass (r = -0.31), and the percent body fat (r = -0.44). Both sexes experienced similar relative improvements in performance, lean mass (+4-5%), and whole body (+0.78%) and lumbar spine bone mineral content (+1.2-2%) with training. Serum osteocalcin concentration was increased after training by 45 and 27% in men and women, respectively (P < 0.05). Fat mass was not altered by training. Vastus lateralis type II MHC composition at the start of the training program predicted 25% of the osteocalcin increase after training. Serum leptin concentration was reduced with training in women. In summary, while the relative effects of strength training plus plyometric jumps in performance, muscle hypertrophy, and osteogenesis are similar in men and women, serum leptin concentration is reduced only in women. The osteocalcin response to strength training is, in part, modulated by the muscle phenotype (MHC isoform composition). Despite the increase in osteocalcin, fat mass was not reduced.


Subject(s)
Adipose Tissue/physiology , Bone and Bones/physiology , Leg/physiology , Muscle Strength/physiology , Physical Fitness/physiology , Adult , Anaerobic Threshold/physiology , Body Composition/physiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Hormones/blood , Humans , Isometric Contraction/physiology , Leptin/blood , Male , Myosin Heavy Chains/metabolism , Osteocalcin/blood , Phenotype , Running/physiology , Sample Size , Sex Characteristics , Weight Lifting/physiology , Young Adult
13.
Int J Sports Med ; 28(5): 386-93, 2007 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17024630

ABSTRACT

We compared 35 prepubertal girls, 9 artistic gymnasts and 13 rhythmic gymnasts with 13 nonphysically active controls to study the effect of gymnastics on bone and muscle mass. Lean mass, bone mineral content and areal density were measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and physical fitness was also assessed. The artistic gymnasts showed a delay in pubertal development compared to the other groups (p<0.05). The artistic gymnasts had a 16 and 17 % higher aerobic power and anaerobic capacity, while the rhythmic group had a 14 % higher anaerobic capacity than the controls, respectively (all p<0.05). The artistic gymnasts had higher lean mass (p<0.05) in the whole body and the extremities than both the rhythmic gymnasts and the controls. Body fat mass was 87.5 and 61.5 % higher in the controls than in the artistic and the rhythmic gymnasts (p<0.05). The upper extremity BMD was higher (p<0.05) in the artistic group compared to the other groups. Lean mass strongly correlated with bone mineral content (r=0.84, p<0.001), and multiple regression analysis showed that total lean mass explained 64 % of the variability in whole body bone mineral content, but only 20 % in whole body bone mineral density. Therefore, recreational artistic gymnastic participation is associated with delayed pubertal development, enhanced physical fitness, muscle mass, and bone density in prepubertal girls, eliciting a higher osteogenic stimulus than rhythmic gymnastic.


Subject(s)
Body Mass Index , Bone Density/physiology , Gymnastics/physiology , Muscle, Skeletal/physiology , Anthropometry , Child , Female , Gymnastics/classification , Humans , Physical Fitness/physiology
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