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The relationships between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and echocardiographic parameters in female basketball players

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posted on 2023-07-17, 04:05 authored by Dragan Radovanović, Viktor Stoičkov, Olga Pechanova, Aaron ScanlanAaron Scanlan, Vladimir Jakovljević, Emilija Stojanović
Objective:This study was undertaken to (1) describe the cardiac structure and function and (2) to quantify the relationships between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and echocardiographic parameters in female basketball players.Design:A cross-sectional experimental design.Setting:Controlled laboratory setting.Participants:Professional, female basketball players (n = 18).Intervention:25(OH)D and echocardiographic screening at the midpoint of the in-season phase, over a 2-week period in late Fall.Main Outcome Measures:25(OH)D and echocardiographic parameters.Results:A high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency was observed in the female players examined (77.8%), with most also displaying eccentric cardiac hypertrophy (77.8%). Nonsignificant, moderate correlations were found between 25(OH)D and structural echocardiographic parameters, including left atrium diameter (r = 0.34, P = 0.16), left ventricular (LV) end-systolic diameter (r = -0.46, P = 0.06), posterior wall thickness (r = 0.36, P = 0.14), LV mass (r = 0.30, P = 0.23), and LV index (r = 0.33, P = 0.18). Significant, large correlations were found between 25(OH)D and echocardiographic parameters indicative of systolic function, including LV ejection fraction (r = 0.59, P = 0.01), fractional shortening (r = 0.59, P = 0.01), and peak systolic mitral tissue velocity (r = 0.51, P = 0.003). Similarly, a significant, large correlation was found between 25(OH)D and diastolic function as indicated by mitral valve inflow deceleration time (r = 0.51, P = 0.03).Conclusions:Our findings suggest the importance of female basketball players maintaining 25(OH)D concentration, given its possible physiological benefits on cardiac structure and function.

History

Volume

32

Issue

5

Start Page

E492

End Page

E498

Number of Pages

7

eISSN

1536-3724

ISSN

1050-642X

Publisher

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

Language

en

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Acceptance Date

2022-03-17

External Author Affiliations

Moscow State Medical University IM Sechenov, Russia; University of Basel, Switzerland; University of Kragujevac, University of Niˇs, Serbia; Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

Era Eligible

  • Yes

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Print-Electronic

Journal

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

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