贫血预测了加纳青少年运动员的身体健康状况
Divine Eli-Cophie1,2, Charles Apprey2, Reginald Adjetey Annan2
1Department of Sports and Exercise Nutrition, School of Sports and Exercise Medicine University of Health & Allied Science Ho Ghana.
Health science reports
|December 11, 2024
概括
贫血影响了加纳14.3%的青少年运动员,影响了他们的体能. 低血红蛋白水平与心肺耐力和肌肉强度的降低有关,突出显示贫血是一种公共卫生问题.
科学领域:
- 运动医学 运动医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
背景情况:
- 贫血,以低血红蛋白水平为特征,是发展中国家的重大公共卫生问题.
- 贫血在加纳青少年运动员中的患病率和对身体健康的影响仍未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 评估加纳青少年运动员中贫血的患病率.
- 在这个人群中调查贫血和各种身体健康参数之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 从加纳三个地区的竞争性体育俱乐部招募了194名青少年运动员的样本.
- 测量包括人体测量,血红蛋白度,手握强度,反应时间,灵活性和库珀12分钟运行测试.
主要成果:
- 贫血的总体患病率为14.3%,在早期青少年 (20.7%) 中更高.
- 贫血与心肺耐力 (r=0.324,p=0.005) 和手握力 (r=0.379,p=0.001) 有显著的关联.
- 血红蛋白水平显著预测了心肺耐力变化的10.5%.
结论:
- 血红蛋白水平是青少年运动员心肺耐力和肌肉力量的重要预测指标.
- 贫血症对加纳的青少年运动员构成公共卫生挑战,可能会阻碍他们的表现和竞争力.
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