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标题：Vascular Function in Norwegian Female Elite Runners: A Cross-Sectional, Controlled Study
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作者：Karoline Holsen Kyte ; Trine Stensrud ; Tore Julsrud Berg 等
期刊名称：Sports
电子版ISSN：2075-4663
出版年度：2022
卷号：10
期号：3
DOI：10.3390/sports10030037
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：In general, aerobic exercise has a positive impact on the vascular system, but the syndrome of relative energy-deficiency in sports (RED-S) makes this impact less clear for the athlete. The present cross-sectional controlled study aimed to investigate the vascular function in female elite long-distance runners, compared to inactive women. Sixteen female elite long-distance runners and seventeen healthy controls were recruited. Assessments of vascular function and morphology included endothelial function, evaluated by flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), vascular stiffness, evaluated with pulse wave velocity (PWV), carotid artery reactivity (CAR %), and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT). Blood samples included hormone analyses, metabolic parameters, lipids, and biomarkers reflecting endothelial activation. RED-S risk was assessed through the low energy availability in female questionnaire (LEAF-Q), and body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). We found no significant differences in brachial FMD, PWV, CAR %, cIMT, or biomarkers reflecting endothelial activation between the two groups. Forty-four percent of the runners had a LEAF-Q score consistent with being at risk of RED-S. Runners showed significantly higher HDL-cholesterol and insulin sensitivity compared to controls. In conclusion, Norwegian female elite runners had an as good vascular function and morphology as inactive women of the same age.
关键词：enrelative energy-deficiency in sportfemale athlete triadfemale endurance athletesflow-mediated dilatationcarotid intima-media thicknesscarotid-femoral pulse wave velocity