Student Athletes Have A More Favorable Body Composition And Bone Mineral Density Than Non-athletes

Data on the relative contribution of planned exercise to body composition and BMD of premenopausal black and white African women is scarce. Students with a body mass index (BMI) or = 6 months and any known bone disease. Alpine spine (APS), femoral neck (FN), total hip (TH), and whole body (WB) BMD...

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Published in:Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2012-05, Vol.44 (5S), p.269-270
Main Authors: Wright, Hattie H, Botha, Chrisna R, Havemann-Nel, Lize
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Language:English
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Summary:Data on the relative contribution of planned exercise to body composition and BMD of premenopausal black and white African women is scarce. Students with a body mass index (BMI) or = 6 months and any known bone disease. Alpine spine (APS), femoral neck (FN), total hip (TH), and whole body (WB) BMD as well as body composition were measured with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Body fat percentage (BF%) was similar between WNA and BNA as well as WA and BA. WNA had significantly higher BF% than WA, and BNA than BA (p
ISSN:0195-9131