The purpose of this study was to compare the levels of bone
mineral density (BMD) of the whole body (WB) and proximal
femurs of physically active men with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to
nonactive men with spinal cord injuries. Also, the lean muscle
mass (LMM) of active men with SCI was compared to the LMM of
nonactive men with SCI. In addition, BMD values of the radii of
physically active men with SCI were compared to that of able
bodied men of the same age. The subjects N. 46 were between
the age of 20-55 (��=37.83 �� 6.63 years), and were at least 2
years post spinal cord injury. Subjects with SCI were matched on
similar level of lesion of the spinal cord, age, height, weight, and
years post injury for the purpose of analyzing data. There were 14
active men with paraplegia and 14 nonactive men with paraplegia,
9 active men with quadriplegia and 9 nonactive men with
quadriplegia. All BMD data was obtained utilizing a Hologic QDR
1000W dual energy x-ray absorptiometer. A two-factor (level by
group) analysis of variance revealed no significant difference for
all sites (Whole body, Total hip, radii, LMM) comparing the active
and nonactive men with SCI. T-scores and z-scores generated
from the Ho logic QDR 1000/W were analyzed using two-factor
ANOVA (level by group). The active men with paraplegia had
significantly higher BMD levels for all sites when compared to the
other groups. These values may be explained by the number of
incomplete injuries in the experimental group. Subjects in the
physically active group did not clearly show a statistically
significant difference on any of the dependent measures.
However, values for the dependent measures were higher for the
physically active group compared to the values of the nonactive
group. / Graduation date: 1995
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/35140 |
| Date | 28 June 1994 |
| Creators | Eddins, William C. |
| Contributors | McCubbin, Jeffrey A. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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