Dataset Information

Prevalence of Female Athlete Triad Risk Factors and Iron Supplementation Among High School Distance Runners: Results From a Triad Risk Screening Tool.

ABSTRACT: Background:Investigations of the female athlete triad (Triad) in high school athletes have found that 36% had low energy availability, 54% had menstrual abnormalities, and 16% had low bone mineral density (BMD). Limited data are available showing the prevalence of these risk factors in high school distance runners or regarding best practice on screening for the Triad in the adolescent population. Purpose:To (1) evaluate the prevalence of Triad risk factors and iron supplementation in high school distance runners and (2) pilot a screening tool for Triad risk score. Study Design:Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods:The study population included female high school athletes who participated in cross-country/track. Participants completed a survey including questions regarding dietary habits, menstrual history, and bone stress injury (BSI) history. They then underwent evaluation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, free triiodothyronine (T3), and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan to measure body fat and BMD through use of age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched Z scores. Triad scores were calculated. Relationships were analyzed using Spearman correlation coefficient. Results:There were 38 study participants (mean age, 16.9 years). Average body mass index was 19.8 kg/m2. Disordered eating or eating disorders were reported in 76.3% of runners; in addition, 23.7% reported delayed menarche, 45.9% had a history of amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, 42.1% had low BMD (Z score < -1.0), and 15.8% reported prior BSI. Low free T3 was significantly associated with higher Triad risk scores (r S = -0.36; P = .028). More than 42% of athletes were supplementing iron. Conclusion:The prevalence of Triad risk factors in high school distance runners was high. Free T3 was inversely associated with Triad score, which may serve as an indicator of low energy availability. Nearly half of the athletes were using iron supplementation.

SUBMITTER: Skorseth P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7605010 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

ACCESS DATA

Publications

Prevalence of Female Athlete Triad Risk Factors and Iron Supplementation Among High School Distance Runners: Results From a Triad Risk Screening Tool.

Skorseth Paige P Segovia Nicole N Hastings Katherine K Kraus Emily E

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 20201027 10

<h4>Background</h4>Investigations of the female athlete triad (Triad) in high school athletes have found that 36% had low energy availability, 54% had menstrual abnormalities, and 16% had low bone mineral density (BMD). Limited data are available showing the prevalence of these risk factors in high school distance runners or regarding best practice on screening for the Triad in the adolescent population.<h4>Purpose</h4>To (1) evaluate the prevalence of Triad risk factors and iron supplementation ...[more]

PMID: 33195716

Similar Datasets

Project description:ContextFemale endurance athletes exhibit an increased risk of the female athlete triad (Triad) and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). The triad and RED-S are conditions that involve the health and performance consequences of low energy availability. Few authors of studies to date have assessed the knowledge that athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers (ATs) have regarding the Triad or RED-S. Proper education has been shown to be effective in increasing knowledge of sports medicine concerns for athletes, yet no known continuing education programs for the Triad or RED-S exist at collegiate institutions.ObjectiveTo assess the knowledge, confidence, and educational impact of identifying, screening, treating, and preventing the Triad or RED-S.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingAn evidence-based online survey was developed and administered via Qualtrics.Patients or other participantsFemale collegiate cross-country athletes (n = 275, age = 20 ± 1 years), collegiate cross-country coaches (n = 55, age = 34 ± 9 years), and ATs working with cross-country teams (n = 30, age = 36 ± 11 years).Main outcome measure(s)Knowledge, confidence, and educational impact scores were assessed among groups using analysis of variance. Independent t tests were calculated to determine differences in impact scores between people who had or had not received education on the topic.ResultsFemale cross-country athletes' total knowledge, confidence, and educational impact scores (mean scores = 25.00 ± 5.27, 95.42 ± 28.83, and 18.81 ± 7.05, respectively) were different from those of coaches (mean scores = 26.92 ± 5.02, 111.35 ± 24.14, and 22.41 ± 6.33, respectively) and ATs (mean scores = 28.66 ± 4.02, 117.67 ± 22.53, and 23.93 ± 5.69, respectively; P < .05).ConclusionsKnowledge, confidence, and educational impact scores regarding Triad or RED-S were lowest in female cross-country athletes and highest in ATs. These findings support the call for education, which should be regarded as the primary tool for increasing knowledge, to improve the prevention and treatment of the Triad or RED-S.

Dataset Information

Prevalence of Female Athlete Triad Risk Factors and Iron Supplementation Among High School Distance Runners: Results From a Triad Risk Screening Tool.

Publications

Prevalence of Female Athlete Triad Risk Factors and Iron Supplementation Among High School Distance Runners: Results From a Triad Risk Screening Tool.

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets