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- Title
Comparison of Bone Mineral Density of Athletes and Non-Athletes in Spinal cord Injured Veterans.
- Authors
Kajouri, Arash; Mojtahedi, Hossein; Salamat, Mohammad Reza; Marandi, Seyed Mohammad; Siavash, Mansour
- Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to assess bone mineral density (BMD) of athletes and nonathletes in spinal cord injured veterans. Methods: A total number of 34 veterans including 10 basketball players, 8 weight lifters, 5 swimmers and 11 non-athletes participated in this research. The mean ± SD age of basketball players, weight lifters, swimmers and non-athletes was 46.30 ± 5.47, 43.37 ± 2.13, 49.40 ± 5.54, and 53.27 ± 5.88 years. Using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (Norland XR46 bone densitometer, Norland Corp., Atkinson, USA), BMD of femoral neck (FN), femur, and lumbar vertebrae (L2-L4) were compared between all groups. Fasting calcium, phosphorus, creatinine, serum albumin, phosphate alkaline enzyme and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were also measured. The data was analyzed at a significance level of α = 0.05 using SPSS16. Findings: There were no significant differences in BMD of lumbar vertebrae and FN between various groups. There was no significant correlation between blood contents and BMD of the measured sites, except for the creatinine. Pearson's correlation analysis showed significant negative correlations between the injury period and BMD of FN (r = -0.53; P ? 0.001) and lumbar vertebrae (r = -0.35; P ? 0.02). Conclusion: This study indicated that there were no significant differences in BMD of athletes and non-athletes of spinal cord injured patients and veterans.
- Subjects
BONE density; PATIENTS with spinal cord injuries; DISEASES in veterans; ATHLETES; BASKETBALL players; WEIGHT lifters; SWIMMERS
- Publication
Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 2012, Vol 30, Issue 176, p1
- ISSN
1027-7595
- Publication type
Article