Journal article
Influence of Body Weight Measurement Frequency on the Bone Health of Female Athletes
Research quarterly for exercise and sport, Vol.96(1), pp.164-170
01/02/2025
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2024.2378850
PMID: 39025043
Abstract
Purpose: Athletes struggle with bone stress injuries despite the many risk factors reported in previous studies. However, the relationship between body weight measurement frequency and risk of stress fractures has yet to be investigated. Thus, the purpose of this study is to seek the link between body weight measurement frequency and the occurrence of stress fractures. Method: This cross-sectional study included female athletes who were requested to fill out an anonymous online survey regarding their personal background, including the history of amenorrhea and stress fractures. In addition, the frequency at which they measured their body weight and composition and whether they had to report the same to their coaches and seniors were asked. Results: A total of 172 collegiate female athletes for 28 different types of sports participated in this study. Among the included athletes, 35.7% had a history of amenorrhea, whereas 29.7% had a history of stress fractures. A total of 57.0% of the athletes answered that in their team, they measure their body weight on a regular basis, and 33.1% of the athletes answered that they reported the data to their coaches. Logistic regression analysis revealed that those who measured their body weight at least once a day had a higher risk of sustaining stress fractures than did those who measured their body weight less than once a day (OR = 2.36, 95% CI 1.06-5.27, p = .04). Conclusion: Body weight measurement frequency was associated with the risk of stress fractures in female collegiate athletes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Influence of Body Weight Measurement Frequency on the Bone Health of Female Athletes
- Creators
- Yuka Tsukahara - Tokyo Women's College of Physical EducationChisato Kuribayashi - Tokyo Women's College of Physical EducationErika Akiyama - Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Research quarterly for exercise and sport, Vol.96(1), pp.164-170
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/02701367.2024.2378850
- PMID
- 39025043
- ISSN
- 0270-1367
- eISSN
- 2168-3824
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- 21K17571 / JSPS Kakenhi; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 07/18/2024
- Date published
- 01/02/2025
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984737967002771
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