Comparing the Biological Markers of Bone Metabolism in Female Athletes Engaged in Weight Bearing Sports, and Non-athletes

Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

Purpose: Serum Alkalin phosphatase (ALP) is an osteoblastic protein whose levels may be affected by 
exercise. Research has shown that exercise may increase bone density through increasing the level of bone 
constitute markers such as calcium, phosphor, and ALP. The aim of the present research was to compare the 
markers of the bone metabolism (calcium, phosphor, and ALP) between 20-35 year-old female basketball 
players and non-athletes in Golestan province. 
Material and Methods: 12 female, professional basketball players and 15 non-athletes participated in this 
study as the experimental group and the control group respectively. To study the intended markers, 5 cc of 
blood was collected from the archival vein of the participants in a sitting position. To analyze the data, shapiro 
wilk, mann whitney u and independent T-test were used. SPSS software version 18 was used to analyze the 
data. The significance level was set at p<0.05.
Results: Data showed a significant increase in the ALP level of the experimental group (p=0.001) but no 
significant difference was observed in the calcium (p=0.792) and phosphor (p= 0.905) levels between the two 
groups.
Discussion and Conclusions: According to the results, different intensities of exercise may improve and 
maintain the level of bone osteoblastic proteins and bone formation stimulating factors such as ALP

Keywords

• ALP
• Calcium
• Phosphor
• Osteoporosis

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