Knowledgeandriskofthefemaleathletetriadinamateurfemalerunners

KatalinGocze,FanniBai,KrisztinaHorzsa,TiborMintal

SportsMedicineCenterMedicalSchool,UniversityofPecs

Hungary

40thWorldMedicalandHealthGamesBudva2018

Recreationalrunning

w Worldwideepidemic:12.5-25%w Healthbenefits

w Age,lifecycleandlifestylew Nutritionalconsiderations

Femaleathletetriad

w Energyexpenditurew Bonehealthw Hormonaldysfunction

w TriadRiskAssessment

Stressfractureinfemales

w  Incidence:13%w 15-20%(singleaspect)w 30-50%(multiple)

ATHLETICPERFORMANCELIFEQUALITY

HEALTHCARECOSTS

Objectivesandmethods

w Recreationalfemalerunners

w Questionnaires

w BMI,bodycomposition

w Bonedensity

Datacollection

w Healthstatusw Physicalactivityw Nutritionalstatusandhabitsw Triadknowledgeandrisk

Results

w Compliancew Age:42.03±9.03yearsw Beginners:22.8%w Sportsphysicianvisit:24.1%(w Regularvisits:10.3%w Hoursrun/day:2.3w Onlyruns:20.7%

Nutritionalassessment

w Diet:17.1%w Carbohydrates:quantity,qualityw Milk,dairyproducts:24.4%,43.9%w Calcium,vitaminD:21.9%w Proteinsupplements:36.6%

Sourceofinformation

21,90 21,9

14,6

9,8

4,9

book dietitian personaltrainer friends internet

Triadrisk

w Previousknowledge:8.6%w Bodyweight:

§  60.34%worry§  43.1%thinkshehasaweightproblem§  77.6%influencesmood.

w Eatingdisorder:17.2%w  Irregularmenstrualcycle:24.1%

Bonehealth

w Zscore:-0.92±0.09w Tscore:-0.55±0.84w Stressfracture:5.2%

Conclusion

Preventivemeasures:

1.  Athlete

2.  Socioculturallevel

3.  Environmentallevel

Conclusion

w Targetednutritionaleducationw Preparticipationscreeningw Riskmanagement