Research Article

Bone Mineral Density of Adolescent Female Tennis Players and Nontennis Players

Table 1

Characteristics of participants.

Tennis players ( š‘› = 1 9 )Nontennis players ( š‘› = 1 9 )

Age (years) 1 6 . 2 Ā± 1 . 1 1 6 . 3 Ā± 1 . 5
Height (cm) 1 6 4 . 6 Ā± 6 . 7 1 6 5 . 0 Ā± 6 . 7
Weight (kg) 5 9 . 0 Ā± 7 . 3 5 5 . 9 Ā± 6 . 5
BMI (kg/m2) 2 1 . 8 Ā± 2 . 7 2 0 . 5 Ā± 1 . 8
Tanner stages (range)4-54-5
Calcium intake (servings/week) 2 . 7 Ā± 0 . 9 2 . 7 Ā± 1 . 5
Adequate calcium intake42% 32%

All values are means and standard deviations.