000171181 001__ 171181 000171181 005__ 20260515163945.0 000171181 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1080/17461391.2016.1144794 000171181 0248_ $$2sideral$$a95022 000171181 037__ $$aART-2016-95022 000171181 041__ $$aeng 000171181 100__ $$aPlaza-Carmona, M. 000171181 245__ $$aHigher bone mass in prepubertal and peripubertal female footballers 000171181 260__ $$c2016 000171181 5203_ $$aObjectives: The main aim of this study was to compare the bone mass of female football players with controls of different pubertal stages. Methods: Sixty five girls aged 8–14 years (10.14¿±¿0.1, Tanner stages I–IV) participated in the study. Twenty participants were prepubertal (10 prepubertal control) and 45 peripubertal (15 peripubertal control). All footballers trained two days per week while the control group did not perform regular physical activity outside of school. Body composition was assessed by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Analysis of covariance was performed to evaluate differences in lean and bone masses. Results: Significant differences in lower-body extremities lean mass (LLM) between peripubertal groups were found (P¿<¿.05). Additionally, prepubertal footballers showed higher values of bone mineral content (BMC) at the femoral neck (P¿<¿.05) while peripubertal footballers exhibited enhanced BMC at the whole-body, trochanter and Wards triangle area. Bone mineral density (BMD) was higher in footballers compared to their non-active peers at the femoral neck and intertrochanter (P¿<¿.05, respectively) while in the peripubertal footballers higher BMD values were found in almost all of the studied body sites. Conclusion: Female footballers showed higher bone and lean masses compared to control counterparts; these differences are already detectable at prepubertal ages and more consistent after pubertal spurt. 000171181 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 000171181 590__ $$a2.69$$b2016 000171181 591__ $$aSPORT SCIENCES$$b15 / 81 = 0.185$$c2016$$dQ1$$eT1 000171181 592__ $$a1.193$$b2016 000171181 593__ $$aMedicine (miscellaneous)$$c2016$$dQ1 000171181 593__ $$aOrthopedics and Sports Medicine$$c2016$$dQ1 000171181 593__ $$aPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation$$c2016$$dQ1 000171181 593__ $$aSports Science$$c2016$$dQ2 000171181 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000171181 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-4303-4097$$aVicente-Rodríguez, G.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000171181 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6492-2512$$aGómez-Cabello, A. 000171181 700__ $$aMartín-García, M. 000171181 700__ $$aSánchez-Sánchez, J. 000171181 700__ $$aGallardo, L. 000171181 700__ $$aAra, I. 000171181 7102_ $$11006$$2245$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Educación Física y Depor. 000171181 773__ $$g(2016), 1-7$$pEur. j. sports sci.$$tEuropean Journal of Sport Science$$x1746-1391 000171181 8564_ $$s350969$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/171181/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000171181 8564_ $$s2601039$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/171181/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000171181 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:171181$$particulos$$pdriver 000171181 951__ $$a2026-05-15-14:54:33 000171181 980__ $$aARTICLE