BODY-COMPOSITION AND SERUM-LIPIDS IN FEMALE RUNNERS - INFLUENCE OF EXERCISE LEVEL AND MENSTRUAL BLEEDING PATTERN

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HETLAND, ML
HAARBO, J
CHRISTIANSEN, C
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[1] Center for Clinical and Basic Research, Ballerup, DK-2750
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10.1111/j.1365-2362.1995.tb01745.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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The impact of running and menstrual disturbances on regional and total body fat distribution and serum lipids was investigated in 205 women. Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The total fat mass in the elite runners was approximately half of the normally active's (7.3 [0.48] kg vs. 14.3 [0.49]kg, P< 0.001) (mean [SEM]). The difference was most pronounced in the abdomen (fat percentage 9.7 [0.85]% vs. 22.0 [0.88]%, P< 0001). The elite runners tended to have a more favourable lipid profile than the normally active (NS). A significant relation was found between lipoproteins and body fatness. In comparison with the regularly menstruating runners (n=93), the 13 runners with amenorrhea tended to have less body fat and slightly less favourable lipid profiles (NS). In conclusion, regular exercise was associated with a low abdominal fat percentage, which may affect cardiovascular risk beneficially. Running-associated menstrual dysfunctions were not significantly related to a specific body composition or serum lipid profile.
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