Prevalence of diseases and pathological conditions in young people under 45 years of age with abdominal obesity in Siberia

Aim. To study the prevalence of abdominal obesity in young people aged 25–44 years in Novosibirsk, as well as the prevalence of diseases and pathological conditions in individuals with abdominal obesity.Materials and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional, population-based study of the population of Novosibirsk aged 25–44 years. The screening examined 1,415 people, including 670 men and 745 women. For all individuals, we evaluated the presence of such conditions as abdominal obesity (AO), arterial hypertension (AH), increased body mass index (BMI), coronary heart disease (according to validated epidemiologic and functional criteria with ECG findings classified according to the Minnesota Code), diabetes mellitus (DM), reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR), chronic bronchitis (CB), increased blood levels of total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia).Results. The prevalence of AO in the population of Novosibirsk aged 25–44 years was 42.4%: in men – 42.7%, in women – 42.1%. We found that AO had a significant direct effect on the development of AH (odds ratio (OR) = 2.550, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.899–3.422, p = 0.0001), CB (OR = 1.830, CI 1.326–2.527, p = 0.0001), hypercholesterolemia (OR = 1.486, CI 1.193–1.851, p = 0.0001), hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia (OR = 1.527, CI 1.222–1.907, p = 0.0001) and a reverse effect on reduced GFR (OR = 0.603, CI 0.427–0.852, p = 0.004). In the male population under 45 years of age, AO had a significant direct effect on the development of AH, CB, hypercholesterolemia, and hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia. In the female population under the age of 45, AO had a significant direct effect on the development of DM, AH, CB, and hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia and a reverse effect on the reduced GFR development.Conclusion. Therefore, in the young Siberian population under 45 years of age, abdominal obesity is associated with the development of common diseases and pathological conditions.

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Epidemiologic study of chronic osteomyelitis in Paktya and Kabul, Afghanistan

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20203664 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 3183

Author(s):

Oryakhil Walikhan ◽

Nejrabi Bismellah

Keyword(s):

Chronic Osteomyelitis ◽

Epidemiologic Study ◽

Underlying Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

General Information ◽

Regional Hospital ◽

Male Population ◽

Humid Climate ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Population

Background: Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone that can occur from direct or indirect invasion by a pathogens, both of these types can potentially progress to subacute and chronic osteomyelitis that lasts longer than 4 weeks. This disease has important characteristics such as long-term clinical course, long periods of silence, the treatment of the recurrence of serious complications of the disease is difficult financially and it takes a lot of money epidemiology of chronic osteomyelitis in the Afghanistan is largely unknown. The aim of this study was epidemiologic study of chronic osteomyelitis in adult clients of Paktya city regional hospital and Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul city of Afghanistan.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in patients' with chronic osteomyelitis who referred in this two hospitals in Paktya city regional hospital and the Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul During the March 2019 to March 2020, 70 patients were identified with chronic osteomyelitis. The information required for the study, such as general information, underlying diseases of the patients collected from these two medical centers. After encoding, the necessary information was entered into the computer and analyzed.Results: According to the findings of this study the prevalence of chronic bone infections in male were 64% (n=45) in female were 36% (n=25), current findings showed 44.3% of all patient involved with tibial (n=31) chronic osteomyelitis and the most common underlying disease causing chronic osteomyelitis is the direct entry of infection as a result of trauma.Conclusions: Our study showed the chronic osteomyelitis is higher in the male population than in the female population and highest incidence of chronic osteomyelitis site was tibia result of trauma because of humid climate, poor personal and hospital environmental health status and relatively poor medical facilities in Afghanistan may contribute to higher morbidity.

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Doença Oncológica: Perfil Epidemiológico em Unidade de Referência na Amazônia

Enfermagem em Foco ◽

10.21675/2357-707x.2020.v11.n3.3254 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Mayrla Santana Picanço ◽

Lucyelle Gleyce Ferreira Pádua ◽

Francineide Pereira da Silva Pena ◽

Maria Virginia Filgueiras de Assis Mello ◽

Walter De Souza Tavares

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Cáncer De Mama ◽

Male Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Population ◽

Primary Schooling ◽

Cáncer De Próstata ◽

Epidemiological Profile ◽

National Profile

Objetivo: Identificar o perfil epidemiológico, sociodemográfico, clínico e os cuidados de enfermagem no seguimento de pessoas com doença oncológica no estado do Amapá. Metodologia: Estudo transversal, descritivo, documental. Os dados foram coletados dos prontuários, por roteiro sistematizado, na amostra de 320 prontuários, no período de 2014 a 2018. Resultados: Predomínio do sexo feminino (55%), faixa etária entre 60 – 69 anos (21%), escolaridade ensino fundamental incompleto (40%). O câncer de colo uterino (33%) foi predominante no sexo feminino, e o de próstata (30%) no sexo masculino. Conclusão: O perfil identificado no Amapá para a população masculina foi o câncer de próstata, que se semelhou ao perfil nacional, já para a população feminina, fugiu do perfil nacional, onde o câncer de mama responde pelo topo do ranking, enquanto no Amapá é o de colo uterino.Descritores: Neoplasias; Epidemiologia; Enfermagem.ONCOLOGICAL DISEASE: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE IN A REFERENCE UNIT IN THE AMAZONObjective: To identify the epidemiological, sociodemographic, clinical profile and the nursing care in the follow up of peoples with oncological disease in the state of Amapá. Methodology: cross-sectional, descriptive, documentary study. The data were collected from the medical records by a systematized script, with a sample of 320 records of interventions that occurred in the period from 2014 to 2018. Results: The predominance was female (55%), aged over 60 (21% ), incomplete primary schooling (40%). Cervical cancer was the most identified (33%) in the female sex, and the prostate cancer (30%) in the male sex. Conclusion: The profile identified in Amapá for the male population admits prostate cancer, a characteristic similar to the national profile, already for the female population, runs away from the national profile, where breast cancer is at the top of the ranking, while in Amapá it is the uterine cervix.Descriptors: Neoplasms; Epidemiology; Nursing.ENFERMEDAD ONCOLÓGICA: PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO EN UNA UNIDAD DE REFERENCIA EN LA AMAZONÍAObjetivo: Identificar el perfil epidemiológico, sociodemográfico, clínico y la atención de enfermería en el seguimiento de personas con enfermedad oncológica en el estado de Amapá. Metodología: Estudio transversal, descriptivo, documental. Los datos fueron recolectados de los prontuarios, por itinerario sistematizado, teniendo una muestra de 320 prontuarios, de intervenciones ocurridas en el período de 2014 a 2018. Resultados: Ocurrió el predominio del sexo femenino (55%), del grupo de edad superior a los 60 (21%) de la escolaridad escolar incompleta (40%). El cáncer de cuello uterino fue el más identificado (33%) en el sexo femenino, y el de próstata (30%) en el sexo masculino. Conclusión: El perfil identificado en Amapá para la población masculina admite el cáncer de próstata, característica similar al perfil nacional, ya para la población femenina, huye del perfil nacional, donde el cáncer de mama es el que está en la cima del ranking, en el Amapá es el de cuello uterino. Descriptores: Neoplasias; Epidemiología; Enfermería.

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Outbreak investigation of acute diarrheal disease in Palitana urban, Gujarat

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20172649 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (7) ◽

pp. 2294

Author(s):

Bharti Koria ◽

B. P. Boricha ◽

Hirava Munsi ◽

Jatin Sarvaiya

Keyword(s):

Attack Rate ◽

Diarrheal Disease ◽

Age Groups ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Polluted Water ◽

Health Staff ◽

Male Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Population ◽

Adult Age

Background: Clustering of diarrhoea and vomiting cases were reported in Palitana urban on 22 December 2014. Rapid response team was sent from government medical college, Bhavnagar to control the epidemic. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Palitana urban for acute diarrheal disease epidemic investigation. Secondary data obtained from health staff and analysed to have clear picture of epidemic. Necessary actions were taken to control it. Results: Total 390 cases were reported. Out of them 21-30 adult age group was more affected as compared to other age groups. Attack rate of diarrheal disease was more in male population (85.61%) as compared to female population (40.99%).Over all attack rate was 64.19%. Conclusions: It was an acute diarrheal disease outbreak due to mixing of drinking water with polluted water.

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ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.12.835 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 22 (12) ◽

pp. 1555-1559

Author(s):

Mashooq Ali Dasti ◽

Syed Fasih Ahmed Hashmi ◽

Nisar Ahmed Shah ◽

Syed Saad Hussain ◽

Munaza Gohar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Uric Acid ◽

Essential Hypertension ◽

Uric Acid Level ◽

Acid Level ◽

University Hospital ◽

Male Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Population ◽

The Mean

Objectives: To determine the frequency of hyperuricemia in patients withessential hypertension. Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive. Period: Six months study.Setting: Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad. Patients and Methods: All the patients withessential hypertension visited at cardiac OPD / admitted in the ward were further evaluated forserum uric acid level. The data was analyzed in SPSS 16 and the frequency and percentage wascalculated. Results: During six months study period, total one hundred and eighty (180) patientswith essential hypertension were recruited and study for uric acid level. The mean age ±SDfor overall population was 52.84±8.72 whereas it was 55.83±7.93 and 50.75±8.95 in male andfemale population respectively. The mean ± SD of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)in overall population was 160.50 ± 12.74 and 100.70±5.95 respectively. The mean ±SD serumuric acid level in overall population was 13.74±4.83 while it was 11.74±6.44 and 14.43±4.31 inmale and female population respectively). The male population was predominant in relation toage (p=0.02), the hyperuricemia was identified in 117/180 (65%) patients and it is statisticallysignificant in context to age (p<0.01) and gender (p<0.05) whereas mean ±SD of systolic anddiastolic blood pressure was also significant in relation to hyperuricemia. Conclusion: There isa relationship between hyperuricemia and hypertension and shown that the serum uric acid levelwas significantly increased in patients with essential hypertension.

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Changes in Hand Hygiene Behaviors and Its Related Factors Among Northern Iranian Population During the First Peak and Subsidence of COVID-19 Pandemic Period: Results From PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS)

10.21203/rs.3.rs-101220/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Farahnaz Joukar ◽

Sara Yeganeh ◽

Soheil Hassanipour ◽

Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad ◽

Saman Maroufizadeh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Family History ◽

Hand Hygiene ◽

Hand Washing ◽

Iranian Population ◽

Male Population ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Population ◽

Negative Family History ◽

History Of

Abstract Background: Considering the importance of the hand hygiene behaviors for the prevention of COVID-19 transmission, the current study was conducted to investigate the changes in hand-washing behaviors and its related factors among the northern Iranian population during the first peak and subsidence of COVID-19 pandemic period.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted during two periods in Guilan (Northern provinces of Iran). First period conducted at the first peak of COVID-19 pandemic in Iran (between 03/23/2020 and 03/30/2020), and second period conducted at the first subsidence of COVID-19 pandemic in Iran (between 05/3/20 and 05/10/2020). The questionnaire was completed by 571 adult participants. Data on frequency, procedure and circumstances of hand-washing and obsessive-like behaviors were collected. Potential correlates of reduction in frequency of hand washing were analyzed by multiple logistic regression.Result: Compared to peak of COVID-19 pandemic, frequency and procedure of hand-washing and obsessive-like behaviors were significantly reduced at the subsidence of COVID-19 pandemic (all p<0.05). Females with negative family history of coronavirus disease had greater odds (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 2.19, P =0.03) of reduction in the frequency of daily hand-washing. Younger than 50 years old males and males who reduced the procedure of hand-washing had greater odds (AOR = 1.71, P =0.02 and AOR = 2.16, P =0.001, respectively) of reduction in the frequency of daily hand-washing. Conclusion: Northern Iranian populations were found to decrease their frequency and quality of hand washing and obsessive-like behaviors over time from the first peak to first subsidence of COVID-19 pandemic. Here, the factors that independently predicted reduction in frequency of hand washing in male population were younger age and reduction in procedure of hand-washing and in female population was a negative family history of coronavirus disease. Thus, special attention should be paid to maintaining the general population’s perceived susceptibility to illness, especially in younger men during the pandemic.

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Blood Adipokins in Young People with Early Ischemic Heart Disease on the Background of Abdominal Obesity

Kardiologiia ◽

10.18087/cardio.2021.4.n1369 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

pp. 32-38

Author(s):

Yu. I. Ragino ◽

L. V. Shcherbakova ◽

V. I. Oblaukhova ◽

Ya. V. Polonskaya ◽

E. M. Stakhneva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heart Disease ◽

Young People ◽

Ischemic Heart Disease ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Ischemic Heart ◽

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Blood Concentrations ◽

Lower Blood

Aim To study blood adipokines spectrum in people aged 25–44 years with early ischemic heart disease (IHD), including that associated with abdominal obesity (AO).Material and methods A cross-sectional study was performed on a random sample of the population aged 25–44 years in Novosibirsk. 1457 subjects (653 men, 804 women) were evaluated. This study included 123 people divided into four study subgroups: subgroup 1, with IHD associated with AO (n=24); subgroup 2, with IHD and without AO (n=25); subgroup 3, without IHD and with AO (n=44); and subgroup 4, without either IHD or AO (n=30). Concentrations of serum adipokines were measured simultaneously by multiplex assay with a Luminex MAGPIX flow fluorometer and by immune enzyme assay with a MULTISCAN analyzer.Results Subjects with early IHD had lower blood concentrations of adipsin and visfatin than subjects without IHD. Subjects with early IHD associated with AO had higher blood concentrations of adipsin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and leptin and lower concentrations of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and visfatin compared to subjects with early IHD and without AO. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that lower blood concentrations of MCP-1 were associated with a likelihood of early IHD.Conclusion In young people aged 25–44 years, lower blood concentrations of MCP-1 were associated with a likelihood of early IHD, including that associated with AO.

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Number of Daily Steps to Discriminate Abdominal Obesity in a Sample of Brazilian Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Exercise Science ◽

10.1123/pes.2016-0078 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 121-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alex Pinheiro Gordia ◽

Teresa Maria Bianchini de Quadros ◽

Jorge Mota ◽

Luciana Rodrigues Silva

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Low Income ◽

Weight Status ◽

Area Under The Curve ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Step Count ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Cross Sectional

Purpose:Weight status-referenced pedometer step-count guidelines for young people have been developed for populations from high-income countries and may not be applicable to middle- and low-income countries. The objectives of this study were 1) to develop cut-off points for pedometer-determined step count in young Brazilians using waist circumference (WC) as a reference criterion, and 2) to analyze the capacity of previous recommendations to discriminate abdominal obesity in the sample studied.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,044 schoolchildren (456 boys) aged 6–17 years from Northeastern Brazil. WC was measured and daily step counts were determined with a pedometer.Results:The area under the curve (AUC) of step count was significant for boys (AUC = 0.55; 95%CI: 0.50–0.59) and girls (AUC = 0.57; 95%CI: 0.53–0.61). Our cut-off points (14,414 and 11,355 steps for boys and girls, respectively) were more balanced in terms of sensitivity and specificity compared with previous recommendations. The use of previous guidelines to classify step count in the sample provided very low sensitivity or specificity and wide variation in the prevalence of insufficient physical activity (39.3–77.0%).Conclusions:A universal step-count recommendation for young people may not be adequate and specific guidelines seem to be necessary for different countries or regions.

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Educational inequality in the occurrence of abdominal obesity:Pró-Saúde Study

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0034-8910.2015049005786 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 49 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ronaldo Fernandes Santos Alves ◽

Eduardo Faerstein

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Educational Inequality ◽

Linear Trend ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Abdominal Circumference ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Population ◽

Relative Index ◽

Education Levels ◽

Index Of Inequality

OBJECTIVE To estimate the degree of educational inequality in the occurrence of abdominal obesity in a population of non-faculty civil servants at university campi.METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we used data from 3,117 subjects of both genders aged 24 to 65-years old, regarding the baseline ofPró-Saúde Study, 1999-2001. Abdominal obesity was defined according to abdominal circumference thresholds of 88 cm for women and 102 cm for men. A multi-dimensional, self-administered questionnaire was used to evaluate education levels and demographic variables. Slope and relative indices of inequality, and Chi-squared test for linear trend were used in the data analysis. All analyses were stratified by genders, and the indices of inequality were standardized by age.RESULTS Abdominal obesity was the most prevalent among women (43.5%; 95%CI 41.2;45.9), as compared to men (24.3%; 95%CI 22.1;26.7), in all educational strata and age ranges. The association between education levels and abdominal obesity was an inverse one among women (p < 0.001); it was not statistically significant among men (p = 0.436). The educational inequality regarding abdominal obesity in the female population, in absolute terms (slope index of inequality), was 24.0% (95%CI 15.5;32.6). In relative terms (relative index of inequality), it was 2.8 (95%CI 1.9;4.1), after the age adjustment.CONCLUSIONS Gender inequality in the prevalence of abdominal obesity increases with older age and lower education. The slope and relative indices of inequality summarize the strictly monotonous trend between education levels and abdominal obesity, and it described educational inequality regarding abdominal obesity among women. Such indices provide relevant quantitative estimates for monitoring abdominal obesity and dealing with health inequalities.

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Clusters and components of the metabolic syndrome are associations with the prevalence of depression in open urban male population

CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY AND PREVENTION ◽

10.15829/1728-8800-2018-5-53-58 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 53-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E. V. Akimova ◽

M. Yu. Akimov ◽

E. I. Gakova ◽

E. Yu. Frolova ◽

V. V. Gafarov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

International Diabetes Federation ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Male Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Open Population ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Prevalence Of Depression ◽

High Level

Aim. To establish associations of the frequency of detection of clusters and components of the metabolic syndrome (MS) with the prevalence of depression in open male population of moderately urbanized Siberian city.Material and methods. Cross-sectional epidemiological survey included 1000 individuals formed from the election list of males in one of the Tyumen administrative districts. The response rate was 85,0%. MS was assessed using the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria. A self-administered WHO MONICA-psychosocial questionnaire was used to assess the levels of depression. Statistical analysis was conducted using a package of software program for medical data IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0.Results. In the open population of moderately urbanized Siberian city in men (age 25-64) with depression the following clusters of MS are prevalent: abdominal obesity (AO) + hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) + decrease of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (hypoHDL-C) and AO + hypoHDL-C + arterial hypertension (AH); in the presence of a high level of depression AO + HTG + hypoHDL-C and AO + hypoHDL-C + AH are prevalent. A direct correlation was established between the prevalence of depression and abdominal obesity and hypertension, as well as the prevalence of a high level of depression with HTG and hypo-HDL cholesterol. In the open urban population in men (age 25-64) with high level of depression the following clusters of MS are prevalent: AO + HTG + hypoHDL-C and AO + HTG + hypoHDL-C + AH. We established an increase in the chances of developing a high level of depression with following MS clusters: AO + HTG + hypoHDL-C. According to IDF criteria, the prevalence of MS components in male population (age 25-64) in Tyumen was: AO — 42,6%; AH — 59,8%; hyperglycemia — 17,4%; HTG — 10,5%; hypoHDL-C — 4,6%. With a primary prevalence of MS components in men (age 25-64) with a low level of depression, the prevalence of HTG and hypoHDL-C in open population of moderately urbanized Siberian city prevails in men with high and mean levels of depression.Conclusion. The strategies for MS prevention in men of moderately urbanized city should contain measures to optimize nutrition regarding psychosocial determinants. This is due not only to the wide prevalence of overweight and obesity in Tyumen population but also to dyslipidemia associated with these factors.

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Lifetime Prevalence of Verbal, Physical, and Sexual Abuses in Young Elite Athletics Athletes

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living ◽

10.3389/fspor.2021.657624 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Stéphane Bermon ◽

Paolo Emilio Adami ◽

Örjan Dahlström ◽

Kristina Fagher ◽

Janna Hautala ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Gender Difference ◽

South America ◽

Female Athletes ◽

Elite Athletes ◽

National Level ◽

Male Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Male Athletes ◽

Female Population

To examine prevalence of verbal, physical, and sexual abuses in young elite athletes, a cross sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted during the World Athletics under 20 World Championships. This questionnaire aimed at distinguishing between abuses perpetrated in the context of Athletics from those which were unrelated to Athletics. Four hundred and eighty athletes (52.3%, male) from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania took part in the electronic anonymous survey. Outside Athletics setting, no gender difference was found for the prevalence of verbal, physical, and sexual abuses. However, 45 males (18% of the male population) and 34 females (15% of the female population) athletes reported sexual abuse. Asian athletes reported a slightly higher rate of sexual abuse; three quarters of them being non-touching abuses. Inside Athletics setting, no gender difference was found for the prevalence of verbal, physical, and non-touching sexual abuses. However, 58 males (23%) and 47 females (21%) reported verbal abuses. Thirty-one males (12%) and 20 females (9%) reported physical abuses, whereas 30 males (12%) and 17 females (7%) reported sexual abuses. Physical abuses were slightly more frequent in Asia and in Africa and less frequent in South America. Sexual abuses inside Athletics also differed over regions, and were unexpectedly twice more frequent than expected in Asia and slightly less frequent than expected in Europe. Friends and partners were identified as the more frequent (>50%) abusers outside or inside the Athletics settings, whereas outside Athletics and inside Athletics, coaches were identified as sexual abuse perpetrators in 8 and 25% of cases, respectively. The prevalence of verbal, physical, or sexual abuses is high but consistent with what has been reported in United Kingdom, Norway, Canada, and Sweden at national level in recreational or elite athletes. Sexual abuse, including touching or penetrative abuses, occurred significantly more often in male athletes when compared to female athletes. This finding invites healthcare and social workers, and policymakers to also consider the risk of sexual abuse of young male athletes in Athletics. These results also call for longitudinal studies on young elite athletes.

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