Bone mineral density in lifelong trained male football players compared with young and elderly untrained men

• Published in: Journal of sport and health science 2018-04, Vol.7 (2), p.159-168
• Main Authors: Hagman, Marie, Helge, Eva Wulff, Hornstrup, Therese, Fristrup, Bjørn, Nielsen, Jens Jung, Jørgensen, Niklas Rye, Andersen, Jesper Løvind, Helge, Jørn Wulff, Krustrup, Peter
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bone mass; Bone turnover markers; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Proximal femur bone mineral density; Soccer; Special issue on Team Sport and Health; Whole-body bone mineral density
• ISSN: 2095-2546; 2213-2961
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.09.009

The purpose of the present controlled cross-sectional study was to investigate proximal femur and whole-body bone mineral density (BMD), as well as bone turnover profile, in lifelong trained elderly male football players and young elite football players compared with untrained age-matched men. One hundred and forty healthy, non-smoking men participated in the study, including lifelong trained football players (FTE, n = 35) aged 65–80 years, elite football players (FTY, n = 35) aged 18–30 years, as well as untrained age-matched elderly (UE, n = 35) and young (UY, n = 35) men. All participants underwent a regional dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan of the proximal femur and a whole-body DXA scan to determine BMD. From a resting blood sample, the bone turnover markers (BTMs) osteocalcin, carboxy-terminal type-1 collagen crosslinks (CTX-1), procollagen type-1 amino-terminal propeptide (P1NP), and sclerostin were measured. FTE had 7.3%–12.9% higher (p