Female Athlete Triad Coalition cumulative risk assessment tool : proposed alternative scoring strategies

We (i) identified alternative scoring strategies for the Female Athlete Triad Coalition cumulative risk assessment (CRA) tool to be utilized when particular risk factors (bone mineral density (BMD), oligomenorrhea/amenorrhea) cannot be determined; (ii) objectively defined dietary restriction for use in the CRA tool; and (iii) explored proxy measures of energy deficiency. This cross-sectional investigation of exercising women (n = 166) utilized an existing database derived from multiple studies designed to assess health, exercise, and menstrual function. Data from the screening/baseline period of each study included: anthropometrics, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, disordered eating questionnaires, descriptive data, and proxy measures of energy deficiency (total triiodothyronine (TT3) and ratio of measured-to-predicted resting metabolic rate (mRMR/pRMR)). Substituting delayed menarche for BMD was the best-fit replacement resulting in 15 (9%) participants being categorized in different clearance categories. When menstrual status cannot be assessed, such as during hormonal contraceptive use, low energy availability (EA) determined using self-report and disordered eating questionnaires was the best substitution, resulting in 34 (20%) participants being categorized in different clearance categories. Based on original clearance categorizations, the provisional group had lower TT3 (78.3 ± 2.2 ng/dL; 92.7 ± 2.7 ng/dL) and Harris-Benedict mRMR/pRMR (0.85 ± 0.01; 0.90 ± 0.01) than the full group. Until an updated risk assessment tool is developed, delayed menarche can substitute for low BMD and low EA for oligomenorrhea/amenorrhea. Novelty This investigation addresses previous limitations of the Triad CRA tool. Disordered eating questionnaires can be used to objectively identify dietary restriction for the low EA risk factor. When a risk factor cannot be assessed, delayed menarche can substitute for low BMD and low EA for oligomenorrhea/amenorrhea.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme - 45(2020), 12 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 1324-1331

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Koltun, Kristen J [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Nancy I [VerfasserIn]
De Souza, Mary Jane [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

évaluation des risques
Aménorrhée
Amenorrhea
Blessure due au stress osseux
Bone stress injury
Faible disponibilité énergétique
Female Athlete Triad
Journal Article
Low energy availability
Retour au jeu
Return to play
Risk assessment
Triade d’athlètes féminines

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.08.2021

Date Revised 17.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1139/apnm-2020-0131

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310819296