Journal article
Bone mineral density in adolescent female athletes: relationship to exercise type and muscle strength
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study investigated the influence of different exercise types and differences in anatomical distribution of mechanical loading patterns on bone mineral density (BMD) in elite female cyclists, runners, swimmers, triathletes, and controls (N = 15 per group). Associations between leg strength and BMD were also examined.
METHODS: Areal BMD (g x cm(-2)) was assessed by duel-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (total body (TB), lumbar …
Authors
DUNCAN CS; BLIMKIE CJR; COWELL CT; BURKE ST; BRIODY JN; HOWMAN-GILES R
Journal
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 286–294
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2002
DOI
10.1097/00005768-200202000-00017
ISSN
0195-9131