Hepcidin and iron: novel findings for elite female rugby sevens players
(Hepcidin und Eisen: neue Erkenntnisse für Rugby-7-Elitespielerinnen)
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency is a common deficiency disease worldwide with athletes at increased risk.
METHODS: A proposed new mechanism of exercise-induced iron deficiency in athletes involves the iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin, however, there is limited information on this amongst elite athletes. This study describes iron status in elite female rugby Sevens players.
RESULTS: Blood samples were collected at the start and mid-season and analyzed for serum iron, serum ferritin (SF), soluble transferring receptor (sTfR), high sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hsCRP) and hepcidin. Of the 17 players 18% were iron deficient (SF<30 µg/L) with 29-35% of players with sub-optimal iron stores at some point during the study (SF<45 µg/L). Serum hepcidin was strongly correlated with SF (r=0.61, P=0.0001).
CONCLUSIONS: Some elite female rugby Sevens players have sub-optimal iron stores over the course of a season.
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Schlagworte: | Rugby weiblich Mineral Hormon Mangel |
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Notationen: | Spielsportarten |
Tagging: | Eisen |
DOI: | 10.23736/S0022-4707.19.10096-5 |
Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness |
Veröffentlicht: |
2020
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Jahrgang: | 60 |
Heft: | 2 |
Seiten: | 289-293 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |