The LEAF questionnaire is a good screening tool for the identification of the Female Athlete Triad/Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport among young football players

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Edyta Łuszczki¹  Pawel Jagielski²  Anna Bartosiewicz¹  Maciej Kuchciak³  Katarzyna Dereń¹  Artur Stolarczyk⁴  Paweł Pakosz⁵  Lukasz Oleksy⁴ 

[1] Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University;Department of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College;Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University;Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Department, Medical University of Warsaw;Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology

关键词: Bone mineral density;    Energy intake;    Female athlete triad;    Female athletes;    Relative energy deficiency in sport;    Resting energy expenditure;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.12118

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIt has been noticed that Female Athlete Triad (Fat) and Relative Energy Deficiency (Red-S) in Sport are characterized by the symptoms of impaired endocrine-metabolic function and bone health in female athletes. In addition, it may be evaluated with a qualitative tool, such as Low Energy Availability in Females questionnaire (LEAF-Q) and quantitative measurements: bone mineral density (BMD), resting energy expenditure (REE), body composition, 24-hour dietary recall.MethodsThe aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of Triad and Red-S using the LEAF-Q in youth female football players. Additionally, the difference in the BMD, body composition, REE and energy intake (EI) were assessed between the Triad/Red-S risk and not at-risk groups.ResultsAlmost two thirds (64.7%) of participants are classified as being at-risk for the triad according to their LEAF-Q scores. There were no statistically significant differences (p 0.05) between most of the values among children from the analyzed groups. There was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001) between the EI values among girls from the two analyzed groups: at-risk (1,773.18 kcal ±  232.57) and not at-risk (2,054.00 kcal ±  191.39). Girls who did not meet the energy intake recommendations were 10.00 as likely to be in the Triad/Red-S risk group.ConclusionEarly identification of Fat/Red-S symptoms by screening tools such as the LEAF questionnaire is important in protecting young athletes from long-term damage due to the progression of the risk factors associated with the Fat/Red-S.

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