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This study explored the association between BMI and COVID-19 positive status in a tertiary care hospital from New Delhi.
Methods:
Three hundred and seventy nine adult patients who presented to COVID-19 screening outpatient department of the hospital were interviewed over the phone regarding their body weight and height. The C...
Citations
... In contrast, combat sports athletes, consume pharmacological aids, with preference to the consumption of diuretics (25). It is well known that these athletes need to quickly adapt their body mass to the competitiońs weight category, which are usually below their routine weight (26). On other hand, team sports such as soccer may use less EA. ...
Was investigated ergogenic aids (EAs) used by Brazilian athletes and their association with performance, sex, sports classification, and modality. It identified the main purposes of EAs and their prescription.
Methods
239 athletes of 15 modalities, ranging from regional to international level, answered a survey online.
Results
Highly competitive athletes consumed nutritional and mechanical aids more (OR = 1.96 CI 95% [1.28–2.9]; OR = 1.79 CI 95% [1.29–2.47]), while the use of psychological EAs decreased [OR = 1.66 95% CI (1.18–2.94); p = 0.001]. Male athletes [OR = 1.44 CI 95% (1.11–2.88)] and individual sports practitioners [OR = 1.78 CI 95% (1.02–3.11)] used nutritional aids more. Triathlon athletes had higher nutritional EA use, while soccer athletes had lower. Combat sports athletes had higher pharmacological EA use.
Conclusion
Athletes use nutritional and pharmacological aids more to improve performance and gain lean body mass. Mechanical aids were used for recovery and psychological aids for motivation. Self-prescription is common, especially for pharmacological aids.
