We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Former college artistic gymnasts maintain higher BMD: a nine-year follow-up.
- Authors
Pollock, N K; Laing, E M; Modlesky, C M; O'Connor, P J; Lewis, R D
- Abstract
If higher bone gains acquired from weight-bearing sports during growth persist into old age, the residual benefits could delay or even prevent osteoporotic fractures. The purpose of this study was to determine if the higher areal bone mineral density (aBMD) observed 15 years after competitive training and competition in former female college artistic gymnasts (GYM) compared with controls (CON) is maintained nine years later in this same cohort approaching menopause. In this 9-year follow-up, aBMD changes were also compared between GYM (n=16; aged 45.3+/-3.3 years) and CON (n=13; aged 45.4+/-3.8 years).
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2006, Vol 17, Issue 11, p1691
- ISSN
0937-941X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-006-0181-3