TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between weight management and menstrual status in female athletes
T2 - a cross-sectional survey
AU - Kamemoto, Kayoko
AU - Yamada, Mizuki
AU - Matsuda, Tomoka
AU - Ogata, Hazuki
AU - Tanaka, Nobuyuki
AU - Sakamaki-Sunaga, Mikako
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the the Japan Sports Agency [Female Athlete Development and Support Project]. The authors would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to all the athletes who have participated in this study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of weight management on menstrual status in female athletes. A total of 225 collegiate athletes and 27 para-athletes who belonged to teams affiliated with the Japanese Paralympic Committee were included in this cross-sectional survey. A self-reported questionnaire (containing information on the demographic characteristics, medical history, lifestyle habits, weight management, menstruation status, physical symptoms related to menstrual cycle, and the influence of physical symptoms experienced during the luteal phase of menstruation during training or competition.) was used to assess the results. In the collegiate athletes, the rate of regular menstrual cycle was significantly lower in those with weight loss than in those without (56.7% vs. 75.0%, P < .05). Furthermore, stress fractures were found significantly more often in those with weight loss than those without (36.1% vs. 20.3%, P < .05). In the para-athletes, 46.2% of experience in weight loss had irregular menstruations (P < .01), and all of them had physical symptoms that negatively affected their training or competition (P < .05). To prevent menstrual dysfunction related to energy deficiency in female athletes with weight management, menstrual status must be considered.
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of weight management on menstrual status in female athletes. A total of 225 collegiate athletes and 27 para-athletes who belonged to teams affiliated with the Japanese Paralympic Committee were included in this cross-sectional survey. A self-reported questionnaire (containing information on the demographic characteristics, medical history, lifestyle habits, weight management, menstruation status, physical symptoms related to menstrual cycle, and the influence of physical symptoms experienced during the luteal phase of menstruation during training or competition.) was used to assess the results. In the collegiate athletes, the rate of regular menstrual cycle was significantly lower in those with weight loss than in those without (56.7% vs. 75.0%, P < .05). Furthermore, stress fractures were found significantly more often in those with weight loss than those without (36.1% vs. 20.3%, P < .05). In the para-athletes, 46.2% of experience in weight loss had irregular menstruations (P < .01), and all of them had physical symptoms that negatively affected their training or competition (P < .05). To prevent menstrual dysfunction related to energy deficiency in female athletes with weight management, menstrual status must be considered.
KW - Female athlete triad
KW - para-athletes
KW - premenstrual syndrome
KW - stress fracture
KW - weight loss
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U2 - 10.1080/03630242.2021.1976356
DO - 10.1080/03630242.2021.1976356
M3 - Article
C2 - 34517780
AN - SCOPUS:85114864073
SN - 0363-0242
VL - 61
SP - 819
EP - 827
JO - Women and Health
JF - Women and Health
IS - 8
ER -