Agostinete, Ricardo R. [UNESP]Lynch, Kyle R. [UNESP]Gobbo, Luís A. [UNESP]Lima, Manoel Carlos Spiguel [UNESP]Ito, Igor H. [UNESP]Luiz-de-Marco, Rafael [UNESP]Rodrigues-Junior, Mario A. [UNESP]Fernandes, Romulo A. [UNESP]2018-12-112018-12-112016-07-01Journal of Clinical Densitometry, v. 19, n. 3, p. 375-381, 2016.1559-07471094-6950http://hdl.handle.net/11449/168627The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of different sports on bone mineral density (BMD) accrual among male adolescents during a 9-mo follow-up. The sample was composed of 82 boys (control [n = 13], basketball [n = 14], karate [n = 9], soccer [n = 18], judo [n = 12], and swimming [n = 16]) who were followed up for 9 mo (from October 2013 to August 2014). BMD (gram per square centimeter) was assessed at baseline and follow-up using a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanner, whereas somatic maturation was estimated through the use of the peak height velocity. Vitamin D consumption was assessed by questionnaire. After 9 mo of follow-up, all groups (including the control group) presented significant BMD accrual (overall sample: 4.5% in the whole body). On the other hand, the basketball group presented higher BMD accrual in the upper limbs (17.6%) than the control group (7.2%). A similar difference was observed in whole-body BMD (control group: 4.1% vs basketball group: 7.1%). The basketball group had significantly higher BMD gains than the control group and other sports groups.375-381engAdolescentsbone massimpact sportsswimmingArtigo10.1016/j.jocd.2016.04.006Acesso restrito2-s2.0-84965120934