A longitudinal study examining the effects of a season of American football on lipids and lipoproteins

Lipids in Health and Disease

Stephen F Crouse²  Steve E Martin²  Aaron Caldwell¹  Dustin P Joubert²  Jonathan M Oliver¹ 

[1] Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth 76129, TX, USA;Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, 4245 TAMU, College Station 77843, TX, USA

关键词: Athletes;    Correlation;    Cardiovascular disease risk;    Obesity;   

Others  :  1175088
DOI  :  10.1186/s12944-015-0021-6

 received in 2014-12-11, accepted in 2015-03-15,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Dyslipidemia is one factor cited for increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in American football players. However, American football players undergo physical conditioning which is known to influence lipids. This study examined if the physical activity of an American football season is associated with changes in lipids and if a relationship exists between lipids and body composition.

Methods

Fourteen division I freshmen American football players had blood drawn prior to summer training (T1), end of competition (T2), and end of spring training (T3). Samples were analyzed for total cholesterol (TCHL), HDL-C, LDL-C, and triglycerides (TG). Body composition was assessed via dual-x-ray absorptiometry. National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) lipid categorization was used to characterize participants. Pearson correlations were computed to determine relationships.

Results

Body mass increased T2 (p = 0.008) as a result of increase in fat mass (p = 0.005) and remained high despite a decrease T3. Lean mass did not differ significantly at any time. No significant time effects were observed for lipids measured. The number of participants presenting with risk factors attributed to dyslipidemia varied. By T3, no participant was categorized as “low” for HDL-C. TCHL was moderately correlated (r = 0.60) with fat mass at T1; whereas a moderate correlation (r = −0.57) was observed between BMI and HDL-C at T2. TG was strongly correlated with fat mass at each time point (T1, r = 0.83; T2, r = 0.94; T3, r = 0.70).

Conclusion

The physical activity associated with a season of football results in little change in blood lipids and CVD risk. Further, TG are strongly related to fat mass. Future research should focus on examining the cause of dyslipidemia in American football players.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Oliver et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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