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J Exerc Rehabil. 2015 Dec 31;11(6):356-62. doi: 10.12965/jer.150244. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Comparison of nutritional intake, body composition, bone mineral density, and isokinetic strength in collegiate female dancers.

Journal of exercise rehabilitation

Se-Na Lim, Joo-Hee Chai, Jong Kook Song, Myong-Won Seo, Hyun-Bae Kim

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physical Education, College of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea.

PMID: 26730387 PMCID: PMC4697785 DOI: 10.12965/jer.150244

Abstract

This study compared nutritional intake, body composition, bone mineral density, and isokinetic strength by dance type in collegiate female dancers. The study subjects included Korean dancers (n=12), ballet dancers (n=13), contemporary dancers (n=8), and controls (n=12). Nutritional intake was estimated using the Computer Aided Nutritional Analysis Program. Body composition and bone mineral density were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Isokinetic knee joint strength was measured by Cybex 770-NORM. All statistical analyses were performed by SAS 9.2. Means and standard deviations were calculated using descriptive statistics. One-way analysis of variance was applied to evaluate nutritional intake, body composition, bone mineral density, and isokinetic strength differences. Duncan multiple range test was used for post hoc testing. A level of significance was set at P<0.05. The study results indicated no significant differences in nutritional in-take among dancer types. Despite no significant differences in body composition among dancer types, contemporary and ballet dancers had lower body fat percentages than controls (P<0.05). No significant differences were seen in bone mineral density and bone mineral contents among dancer types. No significant differences were found in isokinetic strength in right or left knee flexion and extension at 60°/sec (P<0.05). There were significant differences in body composition and isokinetic strength between dancer groups and the control group. Further studies of different professional dance type and more scientific methods of dance training are needed.

Keywords: Ballet; Body composition; Bone mineral density; Contemporary dance; Isokinetic strength; Korean dance

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