@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among college football linemen",
journal="Canadian journal of diabetes",
year="2011",
author="Mansell, Kerry and Blackburn, David and Arnold, Bart and Arnason, Terra",
volume="35",
number="5",
pages="497-502",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Canadian amateur football players. <br><br>METHODS: University football players from Saskatchewan were invited to participate in this study. Each subject underwent screening for blood pressure using a BpTRU monitor, and serum cholesterol and fasting blood glucose using a Cholestech LDX analyzer. Waist circumference was recorded and body composition was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. <br><br>RESULTS were compared between linemen and non-linemen using independent sample t-tests for continuous data and chi-square for dichotomous variables. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 39 players who consented to participate, 14% of linemen (3/21) and no non-linemen satisfied metabolic syndrome criteria. Compared to non-linemen, linemen had a higher waist circumference (108.0 vs. 82.9 cm; p<0.001), higher total body fat composition (26.4% vs. 11.2%; p<0.001), lower mean high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (0.93, vs. 1.12 mmol/L; p=0.021) and higher fasting blood glucose (5.22 vs. 4.77 mmol/L; p<0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Despite their young age and participation in an elite-level athletic program, many collegiate-level football linemen had features of metabolic syndrome. Although our study focused on a single team, we suspect these trends may be consistent across the country.  Keywords: Canadian football; <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1499-2671",
doi="10.1016/S1499-2671(11)80005-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1499-2671(11)80005-5"
}