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Creatine kinase levels during preseason camp in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football athletes.

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Smoot, MK; Cavanaugh, JE; Amendola, A; West, DR; Herwaldt, LA
Published in: Clin J Sport Med
September 2014

OBJECTIVE: To investigate mean creatine kinase (CK) levels in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football athletes and the relationship between mean CK levels and demographic variables. DESIGN: Observational cohort. SETTING: NCAA Division I football program. PARTICIPANTS: NCAA Division I football athletes. INTERVENTIONS: Blood and urine samples were obtained from 32 athletes on the first (time 1), third (time 2), and seventh (time 3) days of football camp. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mean CK levels. The hypotheses were formulated before the data were collected. RESULTS: All urine samples tested negative for blood. Mean CK levels were 284.7 U/L at time 1, 1299.8 U/L at time 2, and 1562.4 U/L at time 3. The increases in means were statistically significant (P < 0.005 for all pairwise comparisons). Most demographic variables were not related to mean CK levels. The number of days in the precamp conditioning program was negatively associated with mean CK levels (P = 0.0284). CONCLUSIONS: Mean CK levels in NCAA Division I football athletes during camp were higher than the serological criteria for rhabdomyolysis commonly used in clinical practice. More data are needed to assess if the number of days of participation in precamp conditioning is related to lower CK levels in NCAA Division I football athletes during camp.

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Clin J Sport Med

DOI

EISSN

1536-3724

Publication Date

September 2014

Volume

24

Issue

5

Start / End Page

438 / 440

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Universities
  • Sport Sciences
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Physical Conditioning, Human
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Football
  • Creatine Kinase
  • Cohort Studies
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
 

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Smoot, M. K., Cavanaugh, J. E., Amendola, A., West, D. R., & Herwaldt, L. A. (2014). Creatine kinase levels during preseason camp in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football athletes. Clin J Sport Med, 24(5), 438–440. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000057
Smoot, M Kyle, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, Annunziato Amendola, Douglas R. West, and Loreen A. Herwaldt. “Creatine kinase levels during preseason camp in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football athletes.Clin J Sport Med 24, no. 5 (September 2014): 438–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000057.
Smoot MK, Cavanaugh JE, Amendola A, West DR, Herwaldt LA. Creatine kinase levels during preseason camp in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football athletes. Clin J Sport Med. 2014 Sep;24(5):438–40.
Smoot, M. Kyle, et al. “Creatine kinase levels during preseason camp in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football athletes.Clin J Sport Med, vol. 24, no. 5, Sept. 2014, pp. 438–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/JSM.0000000000000057.
Smoot MK, Cavanaugh JE, Amendola A, West DR, Herwaldt LA. Creatine kinase levels during preseason camp in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football athletes. Clin J Sport Med. 2014 Sep;24(5):438–440.

Published In

Clin J Sport Med

DOI

EISSN

1536-3724

Publication Date

September 2014

Volume

24

Issue

5

Start / End Page

438 / 440

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Universities
  • Sport Sciences
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Physical Conditioning, Human
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Football
  • Creatine Kinase
  • Cohort Studies
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise