著者

山崎 先也 岡本 啓 松久 ミユキ 野原 隆司 田口 貞善

出版者

日本運動生理学会

雑誌

日本運動生理学雑誌 (ISSN:13403036)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.8, no.2, pp.99-105, 2001-10-31

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The purpose of this study was to compare the bone turnover between eleven young female rhythmic sports gymnasts(aged 19-21 yr.)and nine sedentary control female subject(aged 21-22 yr.). The gymnasts were training 4-6 hours per day, 7 times per week with dieting. Bone turnover was assesed using speciific biomarkers of formation(serum intact osteocalcin)and resorption(the 24 hours urinary deoxypyridinoline). The gymnasts had significantly lower percent fat and body weights than the control females. The gymnasts showed significantly lower levels of serum calcium but slightly higher urinary calcium concentrations compared with the controls. The gymnasts had significantly higher bone resorption and lower bone formation compared with the control females. The findings suggest that an increased bone resorption in the female rhythmic sports gymnasts may cause loss of bone mass which was probably due to the vigorous exercise training under dieting regimes.