Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport Players
Low vitamin D is usual; however, data are limited for elite team players. The aim was to investigate the vitamin D levels in Football Club Barcelona (FCB) first division players of six sport modalities. Ninety-five elite male players (27.3 ± 4.6 y) belonging to FCB provided data for vitamin D throug...
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| author | Jara Valtueña Raquel Aparicio-Ugarriza Daniel Medina Antonia Lizarraga Gil Rodas Marcela González-Gross Franchek Drobnic |
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| description | Low vitamin D is usual; however, data are limited for elite team players. The aim was to investigate the vitamin D levels in Football Club Barcelona (FCB) first division players of six sport modalities. Ninety-five elite male players (27.3 ± 4.6 y) belonging to FCB provided data for vitamin D throughout a season. In this study, 25(OH)D was measured in serum by chemiluminescent immunoassay. Outdoor/indoor training and supplementation were also considered. Total mean 25(OH)D concentrations were 91.9 ± 23.1 nmol/L in all players, with higher mean levels among supplemented players (94.7 ± 24.3 nmol/L). Around 25% of the team players were below optimal levels (<75 nmol/L), but none were below 50 nmol/L. Caucasian, supplemented football and handball players had the highest mean vitamin D concentrations over the whole year, whereas basketball players (indoor training) had the lowest ones. The highest rate of vitamin D insufficiency was found in spring (40%). A positive significant effect was observed for the interaction between indoor/outdoor training and supplementation with 25(OH)D concentrations (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Those team players training outdoors with supplementation had higher total vitamin D concentrations than those with indoors training and/or supplementation. A positive interaction of outdoor training with supplementation exists to determine 25(OH)D concentrations in team players. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf347b0e836948d68069bbc6685b0ecf2023-11-21T15:46:08ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-04-01134131110.3390/nu13041311Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport PlayersJara Valtueña0Raquel Aparicio-Ugarriza1Daniel Medina2Antonia Lizarraga3Gil Rodas4Marcela González-Gross5Franchek Drobnic6ImFine Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainImFine Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainMedical Services FC Barcelona, 08970 Barcelona, SpainMedical Services FC Barcelona, 08970 Barcelona, SpainMedical Services FC Barcelona, 08970 Barcelona, SpainImFine Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainMedical Services FC Barcelona, 08970 Barcelona, SpainLow vitamin D is usual; however, data are limited for elite team players. The aim was to investigate the vitamin D levels in Football Club Barcelona (FCB) first division players of six sport modalities. Ninety-five elite male players (27.3 ± 4.6 y) belonging to FCB provided data for vitamin D throughout a season. In this study, 25(OH)D was measured in serum by chemiluminescent immunoassay. Outdoor/indoor training and supplementation were also considered. Total mean 25(OH)D concentrations were 91.9 ± 23.1 nmol/L in all players, with higher mean levels among supplemented players (94.7 ± 24.3 nmol/L). Around 25% of the team players were below optimal levels (<75 nmol/L), but none were below 50 nmol/L. Caucasian, supplemented football and handball players had the highest mean vitamin D concentrations over the whole year, whereas basketball players (indoor training) had the lowest ones. The highest rate of vitamin D insufficiency was found in spring (40%). A positive significant effect was observed for the interaction between indoor/outdoor training and supplementation with 25(OH)D concentrations (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Those team players training outdoors with supplementation had higher total vitamin D concentrations than those with indoors training and/or supplementation. A positive interaction of outdoor training with supplementation exists to determine 25(OH)D concentrations in team players.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1311elite players25(OH)Dvitamin D deficiencysupplementation |
| spellingShingle | Jara Valtueña Raquel Aparicio-Ugarriza Daniel Medina Antonia Lizarraga Gil Rodas Marcela González-Gross Franchek Drobnic Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport Players Nutrients elite players 25(OH)D vitamin D deficiency supplementation |
| title | Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport Players |
| title_full | Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport Players |
| title_fullStr | Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport Players |
| title_short | Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport Players |
| title_sort | vitamin d status in spanish elite team sport players |
| topic | elite players 25(OH)D vitamin D deficiency supplementation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1311 |
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