Enhanced bone mass and physical fitness in young female handball players

Vicente-Rodríguez, Germán; Dorado, Cecilia; Pérez‐Gómez, Jorge; González-Henríquez, Juan José; Calbet, José A. L.

doi:10.1016/j.bone.2004.06.012

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“…The researches indicate that jumping and the speed are connected with larger bone mass in the joints of the hip and the lumbar part of the spine [45,46]. Results from the AVENA study indicate the negative connection between jumping and the amount of cholesterol in male adolescents with increased body mass [47].…”

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First normative reference of standing long jump indicates gender difference in lower muscular strength of Macedonian school children

Gontarev¹,

Zivkovic²,

Veličkovska³

et al. 2014

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Background: This is the first study to publish the normative reference values for assessment of the level of muscular strength through the "standing long jump" test carried out on a large sample of Macedonian school children. The normative values encompass a wide span of years (6 -18). Methods: The research was realized in a large sample of 12618 school children at the age of 6 to 18 years from Macedonia. The sample was divided in 14 groups, according to chronological age and each age group was divided into two subgroups according to the criteria of gender. For estimation of the morphologic characteristics, the following anthropometric measures have been applied: body height in standing position (cm), body weight (kg), as well as the body mass index (BMI). Children aged 6 or above were invited to take a standing long jump test. Results: Boys show statistically better results in all age categories in the standing long jump test than girls, and these differences become bigger with the increase of age, especially after the 14th year (p < 0.000). Results from the linear regressive analysis show that the constants in predicting the standing long jump are similar both in boys and in girls. However, the age coefficient in boys is two times higher than that in girls. The Body Mass Index, as a factor, influences two times more in boys in predicting the standing long jump, which indicates that the body size in boys has bigger inverse impacts on the results of the standing long jump than that in girls. Conclusion: Normative reference values shall provide proper assessment and interpretation of the level of muscular strength of the Macedonian school children in terms of the age and gender, accurate detection of progress of an individual as well as undertaking preventive measures and level of intervention.

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First normative reference of standing long jump indicates gender difference in lower muscular strength of Macedonian school children

Gontarev¹,

Zivkovic²,

Veličkovska³

et al. 2014

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“…After review of the full set of extracted data, data from 10 of the 24 articles were determined to be sufficiently compatible and complete for inclusion in the meta-analysis. 14,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] Specifically, all 10 studies gave the average BMD measurement and standard deviation for subject groups' "total dominant arm." Thirteen of the other 14 articles for which data had been extracted were excluded because they provided data for BMD measured at other parts of the arm (eg, radius, humerus).…”

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A Meta-Analysis of Bone Mineral Density in Collegiate Female Athletes

Arasheben¹,

Barzee²,

Morley³

2011

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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Purpose: In a number of small studies focused on one or two sports, exercise and competitive level has been observed to favor attainment of higher bone mineral density (BMD) in otherwise healthy athletes. We analyzed merged data from 10 studies to determine the effects of competitive level on upper extremity BMD in female athletes across multiple sports.Methods: This study is a meta-analysis of 10 articles reporting results of similar case-control and cross-sectional studies of BMD in female athletes and nonathletes reporting an effect of athletic participation level. Upper extremity BMD was modeled as an outcome of the level of athleticism using a categorical weighted least squares model and controlling for upper-body impact, age, and body mass index.Results

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“…adolescents [18,19], other studies have shown a no significant effect of physical activity on BMD at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and forearm [20,21]. VandenBergh [22] studied the relationship between physical activity, calcium intake, and bone mineral content (BMC) in children aged 7-11 years.…”

Section: Bmd In the Forearmmentioning

confidence: 99%