Sports Practice and Bone Mass in Prepubertal Adolescents and Young Adults: A Cross-sectional Analysis

• Main Authors: Alessandra Madia Mantovani (Author), Manoel Carlos Spiguel Lima (Author), Ricardo Ribeiro Agostinete (Author), Igor Hideki Ito (Author), Jamile Sanches Codogno (Author), Kyle Robinson Lynch (Author), Rômulo Araújo Fernandes (Author)
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• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP).
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Abstract AIM To compare bone mass and body composition variables between adolescents engaged in high-impact sports and adults who were sedentary during early life. METHOD A cross-sectional study with 155 participants (64 adolescents and 91 adults) aged between 11 and 50 years old. Among the adults,...