Keywords:
Radiographers, Professional issues, Bones, Ultrasound, Technology assessment, Screening, Health policy and practice, Osteoporosis, Education and training, Patterns of Care, Absorptiometry / Bone densitometry
Authors:
M. Rodrigues1, L. P. Ribeiro1, A. F. Abrantes1, J. P. Pinheiro1, R. P. P. Almeida2, M. V. C. Reis1; 1Faro/PT, 2Faro /PT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-2675
Results
Initially,
the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed and allowed to determinate that sample distribution is not normal.
In Table 1 was show the frequency distribution by sport where the highest is 26.7% (football) and the lowest is 22.5% (swimming).
Since swimming is not a ground impact sport,
it reaches a higher peak between 0.5 and 0.599.
In football,
the interval between 0.6 and 0.699 is predominant,
followed by the interval of 0.5 to 0.599 and finally that of 0.7 to 0.799.
Comparing swimming with football,
it is possible to see the impact of this on bone mineral density at the level of the calcaneus,
as it is observed an increase of BMD values in relation to swimming.
In basketball,
the highest incidence is in the intervals between 0.6 to 0.699.
However much lower than the number of cases in football.
In basketball there is a significant increase between 0.7 and 0.799 compared to the other groups.
In this same sport,
there are still cases between 0.8 and 0.899 of bone mineral density,
which do not occur in the remaining sports and control group (Fig. 1).
The measures of bone mineral density shows higher values in subjects with regular practice of sports with ground impact,
such as football and basketball.
However,
it was also observed that the practice of sports without ground impact (swimming),
results in more relevant bone mineral density than in the control group,
although these values are lower comparing with the practice of football and basketball.
The control group also presented reduced BMD values.
These results support the importance of impact,
at a young age in peak maximization of bone mass,
with better mechanical resistance.