An investigation into the association of bone characteristics and body composition with stress fracture in athletes

Varley, I ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3607-8921, Stebbings, G, Williams, AG, Day, S, Hennis, P ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8216-998X, Scott, R, Grazette, N and Herbert, AJ, 2021. An investigation into the association of bone characteristics and body composition with stress fracture in athletes. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. ISSN 0022-4707 (Forthcoming)

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Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to establish the bone and body composition characteristics of high-level athletes with and without a history of stress fracture injury.

Methods: 279 high-level athletes (212 men, 67 women) (age 28.0 ± 9.2 years; body mass 75.0 ± 17.4kg; height 1.78 ± 0.10m) and 112 non-athletic controls (60 women, 52 men) 36.2 ± 15.0 years; 70.9 ± 12.9kg; 1.71 ± 0.10m) were assessed by DXA to establish their bone mineral density and content, body fat and lean mass. Athletes completed a questionnaire detailing their stress fracture history.

Results: There were no differences in whole-body bone mineral density (men 1.41 ± 0.12g/cm2,women 1.19 ± 0.09g/cm2), bone mineral content (men 3709 ± 626g,women 2263 ± 290g), body fat (men 16.3± 5.0%,women 23.0 ± 4.6%) and lean mass (men 65.4 ± 9.9kg,women 38.7 ± 3.6kg) between athletes with a history of stress fracture (34 men, 16 women) and those without (176 men, 40 women).

Conclusions: DXA derived bone and body composition characteristics were not independent risk factors for stress fracture injury in high-level athletes. This study in a large cohort of high-level athletes provides normative bone and body composition values that can be used as a benchmark for researchers and applied practitioners.

Item Type: Journal article
Alternative Title: Bone characteristics, body composition and stress fracture injury [running title]
Publication Title: Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
Creators: Varley, I., Stebbings, G., Williams, A.G., Day, S., Hennis, P., Scott, R., Grazette, N. and Herbert, A.J.
Publisher: Edizioni Minerva Medica
Date: 22 January 2021
ISSN: 0022-4707
Identifiers:
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Type
10.23736/S0022-4707.21.11871-7
DOI
1407003
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Divisions: Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by: Linda Sullivan
Date Added: 16 Jul 2021 08:23
Last Modified: 22 Jan 2022 03:00
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/43496

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