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Bone mass of female dance students prior to professional dance training: A cross-sectional study
Amorim, Tânia Metsios, Giorgos S. Nevill, Alan M. Wyon, Matthew Flouris, Andreas D. Maia, José Teixeira, E Machado, José Carlos Marques, Franklim Koutedakis, Yiannis
Amorim, Tânia
Metsios, Giorgos S.
Nevill, Alan M.
Wyon, Matthew
Flouris, Andreas D.
Maia, José
Teixeira, E
Machado, José Carlos
Marques, Franklim
Koutedakis, Yiannis
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2017-07-05
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Article Authors Metrics Comments Related Content Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions Acknowledgments References Reader Comments (0) Media Coverage (0) Figures Abstract Background Professional dancers are at risk of developing low bone mineral density (BMD). However, whether low BMD phenotypes already exist in pre-vocational dance students is relatively unknown. Aim To cross-sectionally assess bone mass parameters in female dance students selected for professional dance training (first year vocational dance students) in relation to aged- and sex-matched controls. Methods 34 female selected for professional dance training (10.9yrs ±0.7) and 30 controls (11.1yrs ±0.5) were examined. Anthropometry, pubertal development (Tanner) and dietary data (3-day food diary) were recorded. BMD and bone mineral content (BMC) at forearm, femur neck (FN) and lumbar spine (LS) were assessed using Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry. Volumetric densities were estimated by calculating bone mineral apparent density (BMAD). Results Dancers were mainly at Tanner pubertal stage I (vs. stage IV in controls, p<0.001), and demonstrated significantly lower body weight (p<0.001) and height (p<0.01) than controls. Calorie intake was not different between groups, but calcium intake was significantly greater in dancers (p<0.05). Dancers revealed a significantly lower BMC and BMD values at all anatomical sites (p<0.001), and significantly lower BMAD values at the LS and FN (p<0.001). When adjusted for covariates (body weight, height, pubertal development and calcium intake), dance students continued to display a significantly lower BMD and BMAD at the FN (p<0.05; p<0.001) at the forearm (p<0.01). Conclusion Before undergoing professional dance training, first year vocational dance students demonstrated inferior bone mass compared to controls. Longitudinal models are required to assess how bone health-status changes with time throughout professional training.
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Amorim T, Metsios GS, Wyon M, Nevill AM, Flouris AD, Maia J, et al. (2017) Bone mass of female dance students prior to professional dance training: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0180639. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0180639
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