@article{ajssm2016414,
author={{Facey, Aldeam and Dilworth, Lowell and Irving, Rachael},
title={The Impact of Serum Lipid Profile on Muscle Size in Male Jamaican Track and Field Athletes},
journal={American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine},
volume={4},
number={1},
pages={20--25},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajssm/4/1/4},
issn={2333-4606},
abstract={<b>Background:</b> Exercise causes a reduction of serum cholesterol, prevents cardiovascular disease and is a contributor to the muscle thickness. <b>Objectives</b>: The research examined the impact of Total Cholesterol (TC), High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C), Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglyceride (TG) levels on muscle thickness at three muscle sites in well trained young adult male athletes. <b>Methods:</b> Nineteen (19) athletes and twenty seven (27) non-athletes who served as controls were selected for the study. Fasting serum lipid concentrations (HDL-C, LDL-C, TC and TG) and muscle thickness at three sites: the chest, abdomen and thigh were determined using ultrasound technology. <b>Results:</b> Results showed that TC and LDL-C levels are significantly higher in the non-athletic group. The HDL-C and TG levels however, were not significantly different between the groups. There was a significant negative correlation (P=0.01) between thickness of the thigh muscle and HDL-C concentration. The TC, LDL-C and TG concentrations had no significant association with the thickness of the muscles at any of the three sites assessed. <b>Conclusions:</b> The thickness of the muscles of the thigh in young non-athletic Jamaican males is associated with HDL-C concentration.},
doi={10.12691/ajssm-4-1-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}