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Dengel publishes blog on college football players

The blog post is titled “Positional Differences in the Muscle-to-Bone Ratio in College Football Players - Part II.”

Headshot of Don Dengel

Don Dengel, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, is the author of a recent blog post titled “Positional Differences in the Muscle-to-Bone Ratio in College Football Players - Part II.” This is the second in a two-part blog series that examined the muscle-to-bone ratio (MBR) determined using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in NCAA Division I college football players. 

The first blog compared total, as well as regional, measures of MBR in college football players to a healthy male control group. This second blog examined total and regional MBR in the college football players by position. The college football players were into one of nine position categories: defensive backs (DB: n=85), defensive lineman (DL: n=67), linebackers (LB: n=62), offensive lineman (OL: n=125), quarterbacks (QB: n=25), running backs (RB: n=48), tight ends (TE: n=38) and wide receivers (WR: n=90). Punters and place kickers were combined into one category named punters/kickers (PK: n=13). The authors noted differences in total as well as regional MBRs by position, it is possible that these differences in MBR in the college football players may be related to the demands of that position.