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Triad components found in female high school athletes.(Gynecology)
A significant proportion of female high school athletes meet the criteria for one of three health disorders that comprise the female athlete triad syndrome, according to a cross-sectional study.
Jeanne F. Nichols, Ph.D., of San Diego State University, and her colleagues reported that of 170 female athletes aged 13-18 years, 18% demonstrated disordered eating, 24% menstrual irregularity, and 22% low bone mass. Although only 10 girls (6%) qualified as having two triad components and 2 (1%) had the full triad, the investigators stated that "a substantial number of these young athletes may be at increased risk for developing the full triad over time" (Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med. 2006;160:137-42).
The researchers also identified several interrelationships among the triad components.
Girls whose menstrual cycles occurred at intervals longer than 35 days or who missed their period for more than 3 months within the previous year reported significantly more dietary restraint, scored significantly higher on an eating disorder questionnaire, and experienced menarche more than 6 months later than girls with normal menstrual cycles.
Similarly, girls with low and very low ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Triad components found in female high school athletes.(Gynecology)