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Purpose:
This study tested the clinical utility and relevance of serum phosphorus and magnesium as markers possibly useful to monitor training in athletes.
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Research Center, TUMS
Blood Phosphorus and Magnesium Levels in 130 Elite Track and Field Athletes
Author(s):
Nikolaos Malliaropoulos1, Kostas Tsitas1, Anthoula Porfiriadou2, Agapi Papalada1, Paul R.Ames3, Angelo Del Buono4, Giuseppe Lippi5, 
Nicola Maffulli6,*1National Track & Field Centre, Sports Injury Clinic, Sports Medicine Clinic of S.E.G.A.S., Thessaloniki, Greece
2Technological Institute, Physiotherapy Department, Thessaloniki, Greece
3Rheumatology & Haematology Departments, Airedale Foundation Trust, Steeton, UK
4Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo, Rome, Italy
5Dipartimento di Patologia e Medicina di Laboratorio, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
6Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, London, UK
Published online:Nov 05, 2012
Article type:Research Article
Received:Feb 13, 2012
Accepted:Oct 16, 2012
How to Cite:Malliaropoulos N, Tsitas K, Porfiriadou A, Papalada A, R.Ames P, et al. Blood Phosphorus and Magnesium Levels in 130 Elite Track and Field Athletes. Asian J Sports Med. 2012;4(1):34531. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34531
Abstract
Methods:
Phosphorus and magnesium serum concentrations of 130 elite track and field athletes (65 males and 65 females, age range 20-30 years) from the National Athletics Sports Medicine Center database in Thessaloniki, Greece were measured.
Results:
Abnormal results were found in 61 (47%) athletes (32 men and 29 women). In male athletes, serum phosphate was higher than normal in 18% and decreased in 1.5%, whereas serum magnesium concentration was higher in 26%, and lower in 3%. Regarding female athletes, higher serum phosphate and magnesium levels were detected in 26% and 17% respectively, whereas decreased serum magnesium was found in 3%. The most common alterations were higher serum phosphate (29/61, 47%) and magnesium concentrations (28/61, 46%). Abnormalities of serum phosphorus and magnesium concentrations were detected in almost half of the athletes. Hyperphosphataemia and hypermagnesaemia were the most common abnormalities.
Conclusion:
The reference intervals used for general population cannot be used for athletes. Given the lack of pathological manifestations, the physiopathological significance of these findings is uncertain. Further studies on the interpretation of reported ion concentrations in athletes should take in account the type of sport practiced and also the possible variations during the training and competition season.
Copyright
© 2012, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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