Menstrual Function, Eating Disorders, Low Energy Availability, and Musculoskeletal Injuries in British Servicewomen.
Med Sci Sports Exerc
; 55(7): 1307-1316, 2023 07 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to investigate associations between menstrual function, eating disorders, and risk of low energy availability with musculoskeletal injuries in British servicewomen.METHODS:
All women younger than 45 yr in the UK Armed Forces were invited to complete a survey about menstrual function, eating behaviors, exercise behaviors, and injury history.RESULTS:
A total of 3022 women participated; 2% had a bone stress injury in the last 12 months, 20% had ever had a bone stress injury, 40% had a time-loss musculoskeletal injury in the last 12 months, and 11% were medically downgraded for a musculoskeletal injury. Menstrual disturbances (oligomenorrhea/amenorrhea, history of amenorrhea, and delayed menarche) were not associated with injury. Women at high risk of disordered eating (Female Athlete Screening Tool score >94) were at higher risk of history of a bone stress injury (odds ratio (OR; 95% confidence interval (CI)), 2.29 (1.67-3.14); P < 0.001) and time-loss injury in the last 12 months (OR (95% CI), 1.56 (1.21-2.03); P < 0.001) than women at low risk of disordered eating. Women at high risk of low energy availability (Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire score ≥8) were at higher risk of bone stress injury in the last 12 months (OR (95% CI), 3.62 (2.07-6.49); P < 0.001), history of a bone stress injury (OR (95% CI), 2.08 (1.66-2.59); P < 0.001), a time-loss injury in the last 12 months (OR (95% CI), 9.69 (7.90-11.9); P < 0.001), and being medically downgraded with an injury (OR (95% CI), 3.78 (2.84-5.04); P < 0.001) than women at low risk of low energy availability.CONCLUSIONS:
Eating disorders and risk of low energy availability provide targets for protecting against musculoskeletal injuries in servicewomen.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Amenorreia
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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