Martone Domenico, Vigh-Larsen Jeppe Foged, Vitucci Daniela, Larsen Malte Nejst, Randers Morten Bredsgaard, Olesen Jens Lykkegaard, Mohr Magni, Mancini Annamaria, Krustrup Peter, Buono Pasqualina
Department of Economics, Law, Cybersecurity and Sports Sciences, University Parthenope, 80035 Naples, Italy.
CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore S.c.a.r.l, 80131 Naples, Italy.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2024 Sep 7;9(3):159. doi: 10.3390/jfmk9030159.
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.
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.
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 ( < 0.05). Higher total and leg lean body mass ( < 0.05), along with lower total body fat percentage < 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 ( < 0.05). No significant differences in nutritional habits were observed between groups.
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.
背景/目的：本研究旨在评估终身参加团队手球/足球训练对老年女性局部骨骼健康和身体成分的影响。
17名老年女性团队手球/足球运动员（65.9±5.7岁）和21名年龄匹配的未受过训练的女性（对照组）（67.7±5.1岁）参与了研究。对手臂、腿部和下脊柱（L1-L4）进行了全身和局部双能X线吸收测定扫描。
与年龄匹配的未受过训练的对照组相比，我们观察到团队手球/足球运动员全身、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BMC高出11.5%（P<0.05）。与对照组相比，团队手球/足球运动员还具有更高的全身和腿部瘦体重（P<0.05），以及更低的全身脂肪百分比（P<0.05）和更高的T值和Z值，这些是脆性骨折风险的标志物（分别为0.294±1.461 vs. -0.538±1.031；1.447±1.278 vs. 0.724±0.823，P<0.05）。两组之间在营养习惯方面未观察到显著差异。
我们的研究表明，终身进行手球/足球运动对老年女性骨骼保存的有益作用独立于营养摄入，这强调了团队运动在预防骨质疏松症中的潜在作用。未来研究应关注团队运动在预防骨质疏松症中所介导的混杂因素和致病机制。
