TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ata, Ahmad Bani 
AU  - Mansi, Kamal 
AU  - Aburjai, Talal 
PY  - 2008
TI  - Lipid Profile of Gymnasts of the Jordan National Team
JF  - American Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 5
IS  - 6
DO  - 10.3844/ajassp.2008.742.746
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2008.742.746
AB  - This study was carried out to assess the lipid pattern in gymnasts of the Jordan National Team. Twelve athletes represent the National gymnastic team (4 males and 8 females, mean age 18±1 year) were included in this study. The training period for them is not less eight years during which they trained 18 hours weekly at least. A group of healthy males and females matched for age and gender was included as control group (n = 20). No subject had evidences of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and blood pressure .The body mass index (BMI) of the females was significantly (p