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Comparison of bone mineral density of runners with inactive males: A cross-sectional 4HAIE study

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  • Miroslav Krajcigr
  • Petr Kutáč
  • Steriani Elavsky
  • Daniel Jandačka
  • Matthew Zimmermann

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The purpose of the study was to determine whether running is associated with greater bone mineral density (BMD) by comparing the BMD of regularly active male runners (AR) with inactive nonrunner male controls (INC). This cross-sectional study recruited 327 male AR and 212 male INC (aged 18–65) via a stratified recruitment strategy. BMD of the whole body (WB) and partial segments (spine, lumbar spine (LS), leg, hip, femoral neck (FN), and arm for each side) were measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and lower leg dominance (dominant-D/nondominant-ND) was established by functional testing. An ANCOVA was used to compare AR and INC. The AR had greater BMD for all segments of the lower limb (p 0.05) compared with INC. Based on the pairwise comparison of age groups, AR had greater BMD of the ND leg in every age group compared with INC (p

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  • Miroslav Krajcigr & Petr Kutáč & Steriani Elavsky & Daniel Jandačka & Matthew Zimmermann, 2024. "Comparison of bone mineral density of runners with inactive males: A cross-sectional 4HAIE study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(8), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0306715
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306715
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