Journal article
Association between Self-reported Overtraining Syndrome and Symptoms in High School Track and Field Athletes
International journal of sports medicine, Vol.44(2), pp.138-144
02/2023
DOI: 10.1055/a-1954-9239
PMID: 36195264
Abstract
Diagnosing overtraining syndrome is challenging and it is often correlated with other diseases, especially those related to low energy availability. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of overtraining syndrome-like symptoms and correlative factors in 389 female and 572 male national-level high school track and field athletes. They were asked to complete a survey regarding their history of overtraining syndrome-like symptoms, injuries, and diseases. The survey results revealed that 13.4% (52/389) of female and 13.3% (76/572) of male athletes had a history of overtraining syndrome-like symptoms. Logistic regression analysis showed that training hours per day (odds ratio, 1.74; 95% confidence interval, 1.12-2.71) was an associated factor in female athletes, while rest days per week (odds ratio, 0.61; 95% confidence interval, 0.37-1.00), skipping meals (odds ratio, 3.73; 95% confidence interval, 1.50-9.29), and having snacks/light meals on a regular basis (odds ratio, 0.46; 95% confidence interval, 0.26-0.83) were the associated factors in male athletes. In conclusion, athletes with overtraining syndrome-like symptoms may be prone to injuries and diseases. Hence, although overtraining syndrome is difficult to diagnose, further attention should be paid to minimize overtraining syndrome-related risks.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Association between Self-reported Overtraining Syndrome and Symptoms in High School Track and Field Athletes
- Creators
- Yuka Tsukahara - Tokyo Women's College of Physical EducationHiroshi Kamada - University of TsukubaSuguru Torii - Waseda UniversityFumihiro Yamasawa - Marubeni Clinic, Marubeni Corp, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of sports medicine, Vol.44(2), pp.138-144
- DOI
- 10.1055/a-1954-9239
- PMID
- 36195264
- ISSN
- 0172-4622
- eISSN
- 1439-3964
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2023
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984738101802771
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