The Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence among Adolescent Female Athletes: A Systematic Review

Rebullido, Tamara Rial; Gómez‐Tomás, Cinta; Faigenbaum, Avery D.; Chulvi‐Medrano, Iván

doi:10.3390/jfmk6010012

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“…For instance, populationbased studies carried out in women of around the same age as our participants revealed a prevalence ranging from 6 % [20] to 42.5 % [21]. Altogether, our results indicate that CrossFit® athletes show a moderate prevalence rate that somehow falls between athletes with low percentages, such as those practicing cycling (10 %) or swimming (15 %), and sports that involve impact with the ground such as volleyball (57.5 %), gymnastics (61 %) or trampoline (>80 %) [22,23].…”

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Prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence among male and female competitors and recreational CrossFit® practitioners

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Ayán³

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European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductiv

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Prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence among male and female competitors and recreational CrossFit® practitioners

Dominguez-Antuña¹,

Diz²,

Ayán³

et al. 2022

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductiv

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“…Findings from meta-analyses on female athletes have pointed out a weighted average of 26–36% of UI prevalence [ 5 , 13 ]. According to the data obtained in the present review, CrossFit seems to exhibit a moderate prevalence rate that somehow falls between sports with low percentages such as cycling (10%) or swimming (15%) and high-impact modalities such as volleyball (57.5%), gymnastics (61%) or trampoline (>80%) [ 11 , 12 ].…”

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“…Urinary incontinence may cause embarrassment and affect performance and quality of life [ 11 ]. It can also discourage people from participating in sport and exercise [ 7 ].…”

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“…This goal can be achieved by conducting systematic reviews that synthesize and summarize the scientific evidence on the subject. Although several systematic reviews on the prevalence of UI among sports practitioners have been published [ 4 , 5 , 11 – 14 ], to our knowledge, none of them has provided specific information or have particularly focused on CrossFit so far. In the light of all the above issues, this systematic review and meta-analysis was aimed at determining the prevalence of UI and associated risk factors among CrossFit practitioners.…”

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Prevalence of urinary incontinence in female CrossFit athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

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Introduction and hypothesis Studies on the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) among CrossFit practitioners are on the rise. This systematic review with meta-analysis was aimed at determining the prevalence of UI among CrossFit practitioners. Methods A systematic review of the literature was performed by searching MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus through January 2021. The search strategy included the keywords CrossFit, urine incontinence, exercise, high impact and pelvic floor dysfunction. The inclusion criterion was any study with a sample of CrossFit practitioners and results separated from the other fitness modalities analysed. The subjects were women with no restriction of age, parity, experience or frequency of training. Quality assessment of the studies included was conducted using the Oxford Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine scale and the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) adapted for cross-sectional studies. Results Thirteen studies (6 comparative and 7 non-comparative) were included for the systematic review, all using a cross-sectional design. The level of evidence was 4, with their quality ranging from poor ( n = 10) to fair ( n = 3). A total of 4,823 women aged 18 to 71 were included, 91.0% participated in CrossFit, and 1,637 presented UI, which indicates a prevalence of 44.5%. Also, 55.3% and 40.7% presented mild or moderate UI respectively. Stress UI was the most common type reported (81.2%). Conclusions The factors that increased the likelihood of UI were age, body mass index and parity. Exercises based on jumps were commonly associated with urine leakage. CrossFit practitioners presented higher UI than control groups.

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“…There have been a number of recent systematic reviews concerning PFD in female athletes [9][10][11][12][13][14]. However, the main aim of these reviews has been the investigation of the prevalence of UI in female athletes.…”

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Elite female athletes’ experiences of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction: A systematic review

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Introduction and aims Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is a collection of signs, symptoms and conditions affecting the pelvic floor and urinary incontinence (UI) is the most common type of PFD. Recent systematic reviews have indicated a higher prevalence of UI among female athletes compared to their non-athletic counterparts. To date, no review has been undertaken to investigate female athletes’ experiences of PFD. This review aims to offer insight and understanding, through aggregation, summary, synthesis and interpretation of findings from studies that report elite female athletes’ experiences of symptoms of PFD. Methods The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO in August 2020. A systematic search was conducted in Embase, MEDLINE (OVID), Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Web of Science for studies published in the English language reporting elite female athletes’ experiences of symptoms of PFD. This review included primary research studies that involved elite female athletes of any age or ethnicity. Results Of the 1922 citations retrieved in the search, 32 studies met the methodological criteria for data extraction and analysis. Five main themes emerged: (1) triggers for symptoms of PFD; (2) strategies adopted by athletes to manage/mitigate symptoms of PFD; (3) impact on QOL/daily life; (4) impact on performance; (5) impact on emotions. Conclusions The findings of this review suggest a need to further explore the experiences of PFD among elite female athletes and it is suggested that future research should adopt qualitative methods or incorporate a qualitative component.

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The Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence among Adolescent Female Athletes: A Systematic Review

Cited by 19 publications

References 36 publications

Prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence among male and female competitors and recreational CrossFit® practitioners

Prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence among male and female competitors and recreational CrossFit® practitioners

Prevalence of urinary incontinence in female CrossFit athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Elite female athletes’ experiences of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction: A systematic review

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