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## Background: The female athlete triad (Triad) has been associated with increased risk of bone stress injury (BSI) in certain populations. **Purpose**: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of Triad risk factors and identify hormonal and extrinsic factors that may influence Triad risk in high school (HS) distance runners. ## Methods: Thirty-nine female HS distance runners completed a questionnaire, which included disordered eating (DE)/eating disorder (ED), menstrual irregularities, BSI history, and height/weight. Serum labs were obtained, including ferritin, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, estradiol, insulin-like growth factor, and free T3. Runners completed dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry to measure bone mineral density (BMD) using Z-scores that are age, sex and ethnicity-matched. Body fat percentage was also obtained. A risk score was then calculated using energy availability (EA), body mass index (BMI), age of menarche, oligomenorrhea, BMD, and history of BSI. The statistical model used was Spearman correlation coefficient. P-values<0.05 were considered statistically significant. ## Results: The average age was 16.9 years. 76.3% of runners reported history of DE/ED, 23

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Author

Paige Skorseth; Nicole Segovia; Katherine Hastings; Aleksei Dingel; Emily Kraus

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)