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Factors Affecting Over Training Syndrome In High School Athletes Competing At A High Level: 2199
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Factors Affecting Over Training Syndrome In High School Athletes Competing At A High Level: 2199

Yuka Tsukahara, Hiroshi Kamada, Suguru Torii and Fumihiro Yamasawa
Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Vol.54(9S Suppl 2), pp.639-639
09/01/2022
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000883084.93833.37
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Abstract

Although intense training is required for athletes to compete at a high level, athletes also need recovery and when the athletes are not getting adequate recovery, there is a risk of over training syndrome (OTS). Diagnosing OTS is challenging, and studies on OTS is limited. PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence of OTS like symptoms in track and field athletes competing at a national level and seek the difference between athletes with no history of OTS. METHODS: National level high school track and field athletes were enrolled in the study. Athletes were asked to fill in a survey regarding their history of OTS-like symptoms, injuries and diseases. RESULTS: Total of 432 and 559 female and male athletes respectively, answered the survey. Among the athletes, 12.7 % (55/432) and 13.2 % (74/559) of the female and male athletes respectively had a history of OTS-like symptoms and there were not statistical differences between gender (p = 0.814). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that history of anemia (odds ratio (OR), 3.16; 95%CI, 1.60-6.25), history of stress fracture (OR, 2.50; 95%CI, 1.11-5.62), and undiagnosed pain (OR, 2.90; 95%CI, 1.50-5.62)and was a related factor in female athletes and as for male athletes, history of stress fracture (OR, 2.00; 95%CI, 1.03-3.89), undiagnosed pain (OR, 2.21; 95%CI, 1.29-3.79), skipping breakfast (OR, 3.35; 95%CI, 1.15-9.76), and eating snacks on a regular basis(OR, 0.44; 95%CI, 0.24-0.80), was a related factor in male athletes. CONCLUSIONS: Although OTS is very difficult to make the diagnosis, for those with OTS-like symptoms may be prone to encounter injuries and diseases and further attention should be paid for those athletes.

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