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Haemoglobin, iron status and lung function of adolescents participating in organised sports in the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club Study |
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| Author: | Toivo, Kerttu1,2; Kannus, Pekka1; Kokko, Sami3; |
| Organizations: |
1Tampere Research Center of Sports Medicine, Ukk Institute, Tampere, Finland 2Ukk Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland 3Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
4Clinic for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Helsingin Yliopisto, Helsinki, Finland
5Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland 6Paavo Nurmi Centre & Unit for Health and Physical Activity, University of Turku, Turku, Finland 7Department of Sports and Exercise Clinic, Oulu Deaconess Foundation, Oulu, Finland 8Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 9Medical Research Center, University of Oulu and University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 10Kuopio Research Institute of Exercise Medicine, Kuopio, Finland 11Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland 12Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyvaskyla, Finland 13Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Seinajoki Central Hospital and University of Tampere, Seinajoki, Finland 14The Research Services, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.3 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe202102084049 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMJ,
2020
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| Publish Date: | 2021-02-08 |
| Description: |
AbstractObjectives: To compare laboratory test results and lung function of adolescent organised sports participants (SP) with non-participants (NP). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, laboratory tests (haemoglobin, iron status), and flow-volume spirometry were performed on SP youths (199 boys, 203 girls) and their NP peers (62 boys, 114 girls) aged 14–17. Results: Haemoglobin concentration <120/130 g/L was found in 5.8% of SP and 5.1% NP (OR 1.20, 95% CI 0.54 to 2.68). Ferritin concentration below 15 µg/L was found in 22.7% of both SP and NP girls. Among boys ferritin <30 µg/L was found in 26.5% of SP and 30.2% of NP (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.40 to 1.47). Among SP iron supplement use was reported by 3.5% of girls and 1.5% of boys. In flow-volume spirometry with bronchodilation test, 7.0% of SP and 6.4% of NP had asthma-like findings (OR 1.17, 95% CI 0.54 to 2.54); those using asthma medication, that is, 9.8% of SP and 5.2% of NP were excluded from the analysis. Conclusions: Screening for iron deficiency is recommended for symptomatic persons and persons engaging in sports. Lung function testing is recommended for symptomatic persons and persons participating in sports in which asthma is more prevalent. see all
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| Series: |
BMJ open sport & exercise medicine |
| ISSN: | 2055-7647 |
| ISSN-E: | 2055-7647 |
| ISSN-L: | 2055-7647 |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Article number: | e000804 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000804 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000804 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine 3141 Health care science 315 Sport and fitness sciences |
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| Funding: |
This study was financially supported by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture (major, grant number: 6/091/2011) and Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (minor, grant number: 152/THL/TE/2012). |
| Copyright information: |
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |