Potential Effects of Lifelong Team Handball and Football Training and Nutritional Habits on Bone Health and Body Composition in Elderly Women.

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Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI:10.3390/jfmk9030159

Domenico Martone, Jeppe Foged Vigh-Larsen, Daniela Vitucci, Malte Nejst Larsen, Morten Bredsgaard Randers, Jens Lykkegaard Olesen, Magni Mohr, Annamaria Mancini, Peter Krustrup, Pasqualina Buono

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Abstract

Background/objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lifelong team handball/football training on regional bone health and body composition in elderly women.

Methods: Seventeen elderly women team handball/football players (65.9 ± 5.7 years) and twenty-one untrained age-matched women (controls) (67.7 ± 5.1 years) participated. Whole-body and regional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans of arms, legs, and lower spine (L1-L4) were performed.

Results: We observed 8% and 9% higher bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC), respectively, at the whole-body level and in the legs and 11.5% higher BMC in the legs in team handball/football players compared to untrained age-matched controls (p < 0.05). Higher total and leg lean body mass (p < 0.05), along with lower total body fat percentage (p < 0.05) and higher T- and Z-scores, markers of fragility risk fracture (0.294 ± 1.461 vs. -0.538 ± 1.031; 1.447 ± 1.278 vs. 0.724 ± 0.823, respectively), were also found in team handball/football players compared to controls (p < 0.05). No significant differences in nutritional habits were observed between groups.

Conclusions: Our study suggest that the beneficial effects of lifetime handball/football practice on bone preservation in elderly women occur independently from nutritional intake, which emphasize the potential role of team sports in osteoporosis prevention. Future studies should focus on the cofounding factors and causative mechanisms mediated by team sport practice in osteoporosis prevention.

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终生团队手球和足球训练以及营养习惯对老年妇女骨骼健康和身体成分的潜在影响。

背景/目的：本研究旨在评估终身手球/足球团队训练对老年妇女区域骨骼健康和身体成分的影响：方法：17 名老年女子手球/足球运动员（65.9 ± 5.7 岁）和 21 名未接受训练的年龄匹配女性（对照组）（67.7 ± 5.1 岁）参加了研究。我们对她们的手臂、腿部和下脊椎（L1-L4）进行了全身和区域双能 X 射线吸收扫描：结果：我们观察到，与未经训练的年龄匹配对照组相比，手球/足球运动员全身和腿部的骨矿物质密度（BMD）和骨矿物质含量（BMC）分别高出 8%和 9%，腿部的骨矿物质含量高出 11.5%（P < 0.05）。与对照组相比，手球/足球运动员的全身和腿部瘦体重更高（p < 0.05），全身脂肪百分比更低（p < 0.05），脆性骨折风险标志物 T 值和 Z 值更高（分别为 0.294 ± 1.461 vs. -0.538 ± 1.031；1.447 ± 1.278 vs. 0.724 ± 0.823）（p < 0.05）。各组之间的营养习惯没有明显差异：我们的研究表明，终生练习手球/足球对老年妇女骨骼保护的有益影响与营养摄入无关，这强调了团队运动在预防骨质疏松症方面的潜在作用。今后的研究应重点关注团队运动在骨质疏松症预防中的协同因素和致病机制。

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Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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