Bone health in elite Norwegian endurance cyclists and runners: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Athletes who compete in non-weight-bearing activities such as swimming and cycling are at risk of developing low bone mineral density (BMD). Athletes in long-distance running are at risk of low BMD.

Objective

(1) To evaluate the bone health in Norwegian male and female national elite road cyclists and middle-distance and long-distance runners, and to identify cases of low BMD. (2) To identify possible risk factors associated with low BMD.

Methods

Twenty-one runners (11 females and 10 males) and 19 road cyclists (7 females and 12 males) were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurement of BMD in total body, femoral neck and lumbar spine was measured. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding training, injuries,

SUBMITTER: Klomsten Andersen O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6326301 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature