Secular Trend in Thinness Prevalence for 26 Years (1989 - 2014) among High School Runners in Japan
| Author | Norimitsu Kinoshita | en |
| Author | Rei Fukuda | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-12-01 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Female distance runners are predisposed to thinness for performance reasons and at greater risk for health-related consequences than the general population. Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the secular trends in thinness among competitive distance runners in Japanese high schools with sex-specific comparison. Methods: Body mass index (BMI) were analysed in 9,881 female and 12,786 male runners participating in the annual national road relay races between 1989 and 2014 using the directory of a track and field magazine. The age-specific trends of these variables and the prevalence of thinness were tested by linear and logistic regression, respectively. Results: Although BMI declined significantly among both male and female runners (coefficients: boys, -0.033, -0.030, and -0.032; girls, -0.033, -0.034, and -0.034 [all P < 0.001] in 15.5-, 16.5-, and 17.5-year-olds, respectively), the prevalence of severely thin runners significantly increased only among girls (odds ratios for the yearly change = 1.05 and 1.06 [both P < 0.01] for 16.5- and 17.5-year-olds, respectively). Only 0.13% of male runners were regarded as severely thin throughout the study period. Conclusions: The results suggested that severely thin girl runners has steadily increased. Surveys on the health consequences of extreme thinness are necessary for the female adolescent runners. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.35970 | en |
| Keyword | Thinness | en |
| Keyword | Running | en |
| Keyword | Female Adolescents | en |
| Keyword | Body Mass Index | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Secular Trend in Thinness Prevalence for 26 Years (1989 - 2014) among High School Runners in Japan | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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