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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kark, Sherri M
• Ochoa, Emilia A
• Harris, Margaret M
• DiMarco, Nancy M
• Meyer, Nanna L

Titel

The Female Athlete Triad: Preliminary Data From A Multi-site Study On Triad And Race

Ist Teil von

• Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2012-05, Vol.44 (5S), p.190-190

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To examine the prevalence of the Triad among Caucasian (C) and African American (AA) athletes and normally active, non-athletic controls. Sixty-two C and AA athletes and nonathletes (age: 26+ or -5 years) were recruited from two academic universities. Thirty-nine athletes (34 C, 5 AA) and 23 controls (15 C, 8 AA) participated. A descriptive cross-sectional design, exploring the association of race and sport on Triad risk was utilized. EA, EDI subscale and TFEQ scores were similar between groups. 25% C females and 8% AA females reported menstrual disorders, while age at menarche was similar. Whole body (p=0.037) and lumbar spine BMD (p=0.001) were lower in C females than AA females, with 50% C and 15% AA reporting skeletal injury. Overall, in C females, 11% had the most severe, clinical form of the Triad compared with 0% in AA and 46% C vs. 23% AA had 2 Triad components.