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ArticleAnnals of nutrition & metabolism2014

Body composition, hemodynamic, and biochemical parameters of young female normal-weight oligo-amenorrheic and eumenorrheic athletes and nonathletes.

Vibha Singhal, Maria de Lourdes Eguiguren, Lindsey Eisenbach, Hannah Clarke, Meghan Slattery, Kamryn Eddy, Kathryn E Ackerman, Madhusmita Misra

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Article in Annals of nutrition & metabolism, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vibha SinghalNeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass., USA.
Maria de Lourdes Eguiguren
Lindsey Eisenbach
Hannah Clarke
Meghan Slattery
Kamryn Eddy
Kathryn E Ackerman
Madhusmita Misra
Boston Children's Hospital · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

HARVARD CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER (UL1)UL1RR025758 · NCRR · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2008 to 2011
$91.4M
Fat Mediated Modulation of Reproductive and Endocrine Function in Young AthletesR01HD060827 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MISRA, MADHUSMITA · 2009 to 2013
$2.4M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN MENTAL RETARDATIONT32HD007184 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI BORKOWSKI, JOHN G · 1985 to 2010
$1.4M
Training Program in Nutrition and MetabolismT32HD052961 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GRINSPOON, STEVEN K. · 2005 to 2016
$1.3M
Bone Metabolism and Body Composition in Young AthletesK24HD071843 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MISRA, MADHUSMITA · 2013 to 2017
$930k
NCRR NIH HHS 5UL1 RR025758NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025758NICHD NIH HHS 1R01 HD060827NICHD NIH HHS K24 HD07184NICHD NIH HHS K24 HD071843NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD060827NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007184NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD052961
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsLow-weight hypogonadal conditions such as anorexia nervosa are associated with marked changes in body composition, hemodynamic and hematological parameters, and liver enzymes. The impact of athletic activity in normal-weight adolescents with/without amenorrhea on these parameters has not been assessed. Our aim was to examine these parameters in normal-weight athletes and nonathletes and determine any associations with body composition, oligo-amenorrhea, and exercise intensity.

methodsWe assessed vital signs, complete blood counts, liver enzymes, and regional body composition in 43 oligo-amenorrheic athletes (OAA), 24 eumenorrheic athletes (EA), and 23 nonathletes aged 14-21 years.

resultsThe BMI was lower in OAA than in EA. Systolic and pulse pressure and temperature were lowest in OAA. Blood counts did not differ among groups. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) was higher in both groups of athletes, while alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was higher in OAA than in EA and nonathletes. Total and regional fat were lower in OAA than in other groups, and these factors were associated positively with heart rate and inversely with liver enzymes.

conclusionsAthletic activity is associated with higher AST levels, whereas menstrual dysfunction is associated with lower total and regional fat and higher ALT levels. Higher liver enzymes are associated with reductions in total and regional fat.

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AthletesAdolescentAlanine TransaminaseAmenorrheaAnorexia NervosaAnthropometryAspartate AminotransferasesBlood PressureBody CompositionChildExerciseFemaleHumansWomen's HealthYoung AdultAlanine TransaminaseAspartate Aminotransferases

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PMID25376841
PMCPMC4268142
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