Bone Mineral Density in Mountain, Road Cyclists and Untrained Controls : Exercise, Diet and Hormones

Purpose: The aim of the study was to compare bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine (LSBMD) and the femoral neck (FBMD) in male road cyclists (RC n = 39), mountain cyclists (MC n = 30) and controls (C n = 27) and to determine the factors associated with BMD in the same group of participants. Methods: BMD, fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) were measured using DXA. Calcium intake (Cal), exercise energy expenditure (EEE) and energy availability (EA) were assessed using self-reported questionnaires. Samples for circulating hormones were also obtained. VO2max was estimated by a cycloergometric test. Results: After adjustment for body mass, in cyclists LSBMD (RC 0.98 ± 0.12; MC 0.98 ± 0.10 g/cm2) was significantly lower than in C (1.11 ± 0.10; p < .001), while FBMD resulted in no significant difference in cyclists compared to C (p = 0.213). EA (kcal/FFM/day) was different in cyclists and in C (p < .05). In C, EEE and EA were positively associated with LSBMD (R = 0.561, R = 0.656, respectively, p < .01), whereas only EA was associated with FBMD (R = 0.554, p < .05); a positive association between EA and FBMD was found in MC (R = 0.464, p < .05). A negative relationship between VO2max and LSBMD in RC (R = -0.418, p < .05) and a positive one between EEE and LSBMD in MC were found (R = 0.605, p < .001). CaI, free testosterone and cortisol were unrelated to BMD. Conclusion: Both the RC and MC had lower LSBMD than C, whereas no difference was found between the two groups of cyclists. The factors associated with BMD are manifold, vary in relation to the measurement site and are likely different in RC, MC and C.

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Research quarterly for exercise and sport - (2023) vom: 04. Aug., Seite 1-8

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Englisch

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Zamboni, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Pietro [VerfasserIn]
Cazzoletti, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Setti, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Bertoldo, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Dalle Carbonare, Luca G [VerfasserIn]
Danese, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Tardivo, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Crisafulli, Ernesto [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Marcello [VerfasserIn]

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BMD
Body composition
Cyclist
Energy availability
Exercise energy expenditure
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Date Revised 04.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1080/02701367.2023.2242417

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NLM360399800