Journal article
Risk Factors for Contracting COVID-19 and Changes in Menstrual and Sleep Cycles in Japanese Female Athletes during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sports (Basel), Vol.10(8), p.114
07/28/2022
DOI: 10.3390/sports10080114
PMCID: PMC9416773
PMID: 36006080
Abstract
Although research on COVID-19 is prevalent, risk factors for contracting COVID-19 and lifestyle changes in athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic have not been thoroughly investigated. This study included 254 female collegiate athletes and 107 female non-athletes from Japan, who completed an anonymous survey comprising questions about COVID-19, personal background and lifestyle changes during the pandemic. A total of 6.30% athletes and 6.54% non-athletes had tested positive for COVID-19. The majority reported no change in menstrual cycle (80.31% and 78.50% for athletes and non-athletes, respectively). Wake-up time and bedtime were delayed in some athletes (42.13% and 39.25%, respectively) and non-athletes (46.73% and 31.30%, respectively) during the pandemic. Body mass index (BMI) was significantly higher in COVID-19 (+) athletes than in their COVID-19 (-) counterparts (22.78 +/- 3.40 and 21.26 +/- 2.06, respectively, p < 0.01) and logistic regression analysis revealed that younger students and those with higher BMI had an increased risk of contracting COVID-19. The proportion of vaccinated students was significantly higher in athletes than in non-athletes (p < 0.01). Whether the student was an athlete or not was not a related factor in contracting COVID-19. Extra attention should be focused on athletes experiencing weight gain or staying up late and experiencing lower quality sleep.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Risk Factors for Contracting COVID-19 and Changes in Menstrual and Sleep Cycles in Japanese Female Athletes during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Creators
- Yuka Tsukahara - Tokyo Women's College of Physical EducationYuka Hieda - Tokyo Women's College of Physical EducationSatomi Takayanagi - Tokyo Women's College of Physical EducationAleksandra Macznik - Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Sports (Basel), Vol.10(8), p.114
- DOI
- 10.3390/sports10080114
- PMID
- 36006080
- PMCID
- PMC9416773
- NLM abbreviation
- Sports (Basel)
- ISSN
- 2075-4663
- eISSN
- 2075-4663
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/28/2022
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984737969402771
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