TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Brief communication: pituitary volume and function in competing and retired male boxers
JO  - Annals of internal medicine
A1  - Tanriverdi, Fatih
A1  - Unluhizarci, Kursad
A1  - Kocyigit, Ismail
A1  - Tuna, Ibrahim S.
A1  - Karaca, Zuleyha
A1  - Durak, Ahmet C.
A1  - Selcuklu, Ahmet
A1  - Casanueva, Felipe F.
A1  - Kelestimur, Fahrettin
SP  - 827
EP  - 831
VL  - 148
IS  - 11
N2  - BACKGROUND: Pituitary consequences of chronic head trauma in boxing have not been investigated in detail. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pituitary function in retired or active amateur boxers. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, observational study. SETTING: Turkey. PARTICIPANTS: 61 actively competing (n = 44) or retired (n = 17) male boxers of the Turkish National Boxing Team. MEASUREMENTS: Body composition variables, pituitary volume (in 38 of 61 boxers), and pituitary function. RESULTS: 9 of 61 boxers (15%) had growth hormone (GH) deficiency and 5 of 61 boxers (8%) had adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency. All boxers with GH deficiency except 1 were retired from boxing. Of 17 retired boxers, 8 (47%) had GH deficiency. Retired boxers with GH deficiency had significantly lower pituitary volume than retired boxers with normal GH. LIMITATION: Pituitary volume was measured in only 38 of 61 boxers, and the study had no comparison group. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that retired boxers have a high rate of pituitary dysfunction. Therefore, investigation of pituitary function in boxers, particularly retired ones, is recommended.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-4819
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -