The Mediating Role of Lean Soft Tissue in the Relationship between Somatic Maturation and Bone Density in Adolescent Practitioners and Non-Practitioners of Sports
dc.contributor.author | Agostinete, RR | |
dc.contributor.author | Werneck, AO | |
dc.contributor.author | Maillane-Vanegas, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Gracia-Marco, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Ubago-Guisado, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Constable, AM | |
dc.contributor.author | Fernandes, RA | |
dc.contributor.author | Vlachopoulos, D | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-18T11:21:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-03-15 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to identify the mediating effect of lean soft tissue (LST) in the association between somatic maturation and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in adolescents by sex and sport participation. The sample included 558 adolescents (401 males, mean age of 14.0 years) that were practitioners of sports (11 sport modalities, n = 402) and a non-sport group (n = 157). Somatic maturation was assessed by using a validated peak height velocity prediction equation. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to assess aBMD (upper and lower limbs, spine and total body less head—TBLH) and LST. For both sexes, LST mediated the association between somatic maturation and aBMD at all skeletal sites (mediation percentage ranging from 36.3% to 75.4%). For sport and non-sport groups, the LST also mediated the association between somatic maturation and aBMD at all skeletal sites (mediation percentage ranging from 51.6% to 85.6%). The direct effect was observed in all groups, except for lower limbs and TBLH in the non-sport group. The association between somatic maturation and aBMD was mediated by LST in adolescents of both sexes and regardless of involvement in organized sports. Our findings highlighted the role of improving LST to mitigate the association of somatic maturation with aBMD. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | “La Caixa” Foundation | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 18 (6), article 3008 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph18063008 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2013/06963-5 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2015/13543-8 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2016/06920-2 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2017/09182-5 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2018/24164-6 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2015/19710-3 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2017/27234-2 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2016/20354-0 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | LCF/BQ/PR19/11700007 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/125160 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | bone health | en_GB |
dc.subject | youth | en_GB |
dc.subject | team sport | en_GB |
dc.subject | exercise | en_GB |
dc.title | The Mediating Role of Lean Soft Tissue in the Relationship between Somatic Maturation and Bone Density in Adolescent Practitioners and Non-Practitioners of Sports | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-18T11:21:57Z | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from MDPI via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data Availability Statement: Due to data privacy, the data presented in this study are available upon request from the corresponding author and Principal Investigator of the ABCD Growth study. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1660-4601 | |
dc.identifier.journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-03-10 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-03-15 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-03-18T11:17:29Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-03-18T11:22:04Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
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