Basketball Affects Bone Mineral Density Accrual in Boys More Than Swimming and Other Impact Sports: 9-mo Follow-Up

Author(s)

Agostinete, Ricardo R. ; Lynch, Kyle R. ; Gobbo, Luis A. ; Spiguel Lima, Manoel Carlos ; Ito, Igor H. ; Luiz-de-Marco, Rafael ; Rodrigues-Junior, Mario A. ; Fernandes, Romulo A.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRY; v. 19, n. 3, p. 375-381, JUL-SEP 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 9

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of different sports on bone mineral density (BMD) accrual among male adolescents during a 9-mo follow-up. The sample was composed of 82 boys (control {[}n = 13], basketball {[}n = 14], karate {[}n = 9], soccer {[}n = 18], judo {[}n = 12], and swimming {[}n 16]) who were followed up for 9 mo (from October 2013 to August 2014). BMD (gram per square centimeter) was assessed at baseline and follow-up using a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanner, whereas somatic maturation was estimated through the use of the peak height velocity. Vitamin D consumption was assessed by questionnaire. After 9 mo of follow-up, all groups (including the control group) presented significant BMD accrual (overall sample: 4.5% in the whole body). On the other hand, the basketball group presented higher BMD accrual in the upper limbs (17.6%) than the control group (7.2%). A similar difference was observed in whole-body BMD (control group: 4.1% vs basketball group: 7.1%). The basketball group had significantly higher BMD gains than the control group and other sports groups. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/06963-5 - Practice of different sport modalities and bone mass gain in adolescents: cohort of 09 months
• Grantee: Ricardo Ribeiro Agostinete
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 15/13543-8 - Inflammatory mechanisms linking sports practice at high intensity and bone development in young
• Grantee: Ricardo Ribeiro Agostinete
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master