Bone-mineral density and other features of the female athlete triad in elite endurance runners: a longitudinal and cross-sectional observational study

N Pollock, C Grogan, M Perry… - … journal of sport …, 2010 - journals.humankinetics.com
Low bone-mineral density (BMD) is associated with menstrual dysfunction and negative
energy balance in the female athlete triad. This study determines BMD in elite female …

Physiological factors associated with low bone mineral density in female endurance runners

M Burrows, AM Nevill, S Bird… - British journal of sports …, 2003 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: To explore potential factors that could be associated with low bone mineral
density (BMD) in female endurance runners. Methods: Fifty two female endurance runners …

[HTML][HTML] Bone mineral density in collegiate female athletes: comparisons among sports

LM Mudd, W Fornetti, JM Pivarnik - Journal of athletic training, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Context: Some female athletes may have decreased bone mineral density (BMD), which
puts them at higher risk for stress fractures and future osteoporosis. Objective: To compare …

Nutritional and exercise-related determinants of bone density in elite female runners

JH Gibson, A Mitchell, MG Harries, J Reeve - Osteoporosis International, 2004 - Springer
Although the female athletic triad is widely recognized clinically, there have been few
studies quantitating the effect of disordered eating on bone mineral density. The purpose of …

Influence of type of mechanical loading, menstrual status, and training season on bone density in young women athletes

DA Bemben, TD Buchanan, MG Bemben… - The Journal of …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Bone mineral density (BMD) variables were compared in 2 groups of women Division I
collegiate athletes—gymnasts (GYM) and cross-country runners (CC)—during the …

Gymnasts exhibit higher bone mass than runners despite similar prevalence of amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea

TL Robinson, C Snow‐Harter, DR Taaffe… - Journal of Bone and …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Female athletes exhibit a higher prevalence of exercise‐associated amenorrhea and
oligomenorrhea compared with nonathletic women, and both conditions are related to …

Low bone mineral density is two to three times more prevalent in non-athletic premenopausal women than in elite athletes: a comprehensive controlled study

MK Torstveit, J Sundgot-Borgen - British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2005 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: To compare bone mineral density (BMD), investigate factors associated with
BMD, and examine the prevalence of low BMD in athletes and non-athletic controls …

Bone mineral density, rib pain and other features of the female athlete triad in elite lightweight rowers

L Dimitriou, R Weiler, R Lloyd-Smith, A Turner… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine bone mineral density (BMD) and the associations among BMD,
menstrual history, disordered eating (DE), training history, intentional weight loss (IWL) and …

Spine and total body bone mineral density in amenorrheic endurance athletes

OM Rutherford - Journal of Applied Physiology, 1993 - journals.physiology.org
Lumbar spine, total body, and regional bone mineral densities (BMDs) were measured in
eumenorrheic and amenorrheic runners and triathletes by using dual-energy X-ray …

Bone mineral density in female high school athletes: interactions of menstrual function and type of mechanical loading

JF Nichols, MJ Rauh, MT Barrack, HS Barkai - Bone, 2007 - Elsevier
During adolescence, skeletal integrity of girls is largely dependent on menstrual function
and impact exercise, yet currently there is limited research regarding the interaction between …