Table 2.
Unadjusted BMC and BMD at different regions in peripubertal and postpubertal male and female soccer players.
| Peripubertal (Tanner II and III) | Postpubertal (Tanner IV and V) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n = 53) | Females (n = 25) | Males (n = 22) | Females (n = 10) | ||
| 1422.628 | |||||
| Subtotal body | 1091.847 (190.016)*† | 1214.832 (222.324)* | 1354.562 (257.965) | (288.962) | |
| BMC | Mean legs | 296.645 (53.691)* | 318.851 (57.287) | 370.917 (71.498) | 357.023 (70.785) |
| (g) | Lumbar spine | 32.444 (5.739)*† | 39.076 (8.938)* | 40.724 (7.822)† | 49.962 (8.855) |
| Hip | 25.860 (4.368)* | 25.874 (4.600) | 31.239 (6.226) | 29.104 (5.478) | |
| Femoral neck | 3.676 (0.470)* | 3.746 (0.658) | 4.052 (0.645) | 4.030 (0.668) | |
| Subtotal body | 0.813 (0.069)*† | 0.856 (0.068) | 0.881 (0.072) | 0.899 (0.075) | |
| BMD | Mean legs | 0.989 (0.097)*† | 1.056 (0.096) | 1.094 (0.109) | 1.077 (0.102) |
| Lumbar spine | 0.707 (0.076)*† | 0.818 (0.112)* | 0.781 (0.093)† | 0.947 (0.108) | |
| (g·cm-2) | Hip | 0.888 (0.091)* | 0.921 (0.113) | 0.939 (0.111) | 0.950 (0.111) |
| Femoral neck | 0.814 (0.088)† | 0.862 (0.120) | 0.844 (0.090) | 0.856 (0.113) | |
Data are means (standard deviation). BMC: bone mineral content; BMD: bone mineral density * p < 0.05 between pubertal status; † p < 0.05 between genders