@article {2572,
	title = {Changes in the lipid profile of elite basketball and soccer players after a match},
	journal = {Research in Sports Medicine},
	volume = {22},
	year = {2014},
	note = {Export Date: 9 November 2014},
	month = {2014},
	pages = {100 - 110},
	abstract = {The lipid profile of elite basketball and soccer athletes was evaluated and compared with that of inactive individuals. Total cholesterol (T-C), low and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C and HDL-C), and triglyceride (TG) concentration were measured in the morning and after a soccer or a basketball match. All parameters of lipid profile measured at a fasted and resting state, except HDL-C, were lower in the athletes compared with the controls (p < 0.01). The soccer match resulted in a greater decrease in TG (78.3 {\textpm} 6.7 to 70.7 {\textpm} 6.3, p < 0.01), T-C (179.3 {\textpm} 10.7 to 171.6 {\textpm} 9.6, p < 0.01), LDL-C (110.9 {\textpm} 8.9 to 103.5 {\textpm} 7.5, p < 0.01) compared with the basketball match that resulted only in a decrease in LDL-C (126.8 {\textpm} 9.5 to 117.3 {\textpm} 9.1, p < 0.01) and an increase in HDL-C that was similar to that observed after the soccer match (9-12\%). These findings support the beneficial effects of basketball and soccer on cardiovascular health. {\textcopyright} 2013 {\textcopyright} Taylor \& Francis Group, LLC.},
	keywords = {Cholesterol, Exercise, training, Triglycerides},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891845882\&partnerID=40\&md5=5bccd6dab0ec3c9c569f715a79412e0c},
	author = {Apostolidis, N. and Bogdanis, G.C. and Kostopoulos, N. and Souglis, A. and Papadopoulos, C.}
}
