Evaluating Muscle Damage Biomarkers in Adolescent Athletes: Implications for Public Health in Tacna, Peru—2023

Kelly Geraldine Yparraguirre Salcedo (), Anthony Brayan Rivera Prado, Luis Lloja Lozano, Vicente Freddy Chambilla Quispe and Claudio Willbert Ramirez Atencio
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Kelly Geraldine Yparraguirre Salcedo: Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Avenida Miraflores S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Tacna 23003, Peru
Anthony Brayan Rivera Prado: Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Avenida Miraflores S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Tacna 23003, Peru
Luis Lloja Lozano: Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Avenida Miraflores S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Tacna 23003, Peru
Vicente Freddy Chambilla Quispe: Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Avenida Miraflores S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Tacna 23003, Peru
Claudio Willbert Ramirez Atencio: Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Avenida Miraflores S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Tacna 23003, Peru

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: The success of an athlete is influenced by various factors, including nutritional status, physical condition, training level, recovery, psychological factors, and genetics. Studies on athletes often take a preventive approach to evaluate muscle fatigue caused by intense physical exercise, which can impair performance, particularly in soccer players. This study aims to determine the serum levels of biochemical markers of muscle damage in adolescents from sports centers in the city of Tacna. A sample of 326 adolescents who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria was analyzed for muscle damage markers, including CRP, LDH, CK-total, and CK-MB, to assess potential skeletal muscle injury. The results were as follows: for the LDH test, 2.5% had low-level values, 91.4% had values within the normal range, and 6.1% had high values; for the CK-total test, 74.8% were within normal limits, and 25.2% had elevated values; for the CK-MB test, 99.1% had normal values, and 0.9% had elevated values; and for the CRP test, 95.7% were negative, and 4.3% were positive. According to the CK-MB/CK relative index, 7.1% of adolescents were suspected of having muscle damage. This study concludes that there are alterations in the biochemical markers of muscle damage in adolescents from the sports centers in Tacna.

Keywords: muscle damage; serum values; athletes; biochemical markers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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