Urinary incontinence and disordered eating in female elite athletes

To evaluate the association between urinary incontinence and disordered eating, in elite female athletes. This cross-sectional study included 744 young and healthy Portuguese women: 372 elite athletes and 372 age-matched non-athletes, mean age 21±5.3years. Data regarding clinical, demographic, and s...

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Published in:Journal of science and medicine in sport 2019-02, Vol.22 (2), p.140-144
Main Authors: Carvalhais, Alice, Araújo, Joana, Natal Jorge, Renato, Bø, Kari
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Amenorrhea
Athletes
Birth control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eating behaviour
Eating disorders
Exercise
Feeding and Eating Disorders - complications
Female
Humans
Laxatives
Menstruation
Nutrition
Pelvic floor dysfunction
Physical fitness
Portugal
Prevalence
Psychopathology
Questionnaires
Roller hockey
Sports practice
Stress urinary incontinence
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urinary incontinence
Urinary Incontinence - complications
Urine
Young Adult
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Summary:To evaluate the association between urinary incontinence and disordered eating, in elite female athletes. This cross-sectional study included 744 young and healthy Portuguese women: 372 elite athletes and 372 age-matched non-athletes, mean age 21±5.3years. Data regarding clinical, demographic, and sport practice characteristics were collected by questionnaire. The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence-Short Form was applied to identify urinary incontinence. The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire was applied to identify disordered eating. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were used to estimate the association between UI and disordered eating. The prevalence of urinary incontinence in athletes and non-athletes was 29.3% and 13.4%, p
ISSN:1440-2440
1878-1861
DOI:10.1016/j.jsams.2018.07.008