Evaluation of Allergic Diseases, Symptom Control, and Relation to Infections in a Group of Italian Elite Mountain Bikers.
Adult
Asthma
/ prevention & control
Athletes
/ statistics & numerical data
Bicycling
/ physiology
Female
Herpes Labialis
/ epidemiology
Humans
Hypersensitivity
/ epidemiology
Italy
Male
Physical Exertion
/ physiology
Prevalence
Respiratory Tract Infections
/ epidemiology
Rhinitis, Allergic
/ prevention & control
Surveys and Questionnaires
/ statistics & numerical data
Time Factors
Journal
Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
ISSN: 1536-3724
Titre abrégé: Clin J Sport Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9103300
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
27
10
2018
medline:
24
4
2021
entrez:
27
10
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study estimates the prevalence of allergic diseases in a group of Italian elite mountain bikers, compares the prevalence of infectious episodes between allergic and nonallergic athletes, and evaluates asthma and rhinitis symptom control in allergic athletes. Two hundred twenty-six Italian nonsmoking mountain bikers received by mail the Allergy Questionnaire for Athletes (AQUA) and completed it. The RhinAsthma Patient Perspective (RAPP) questionnaire was sent to the 108 participants with a positive AQUA score and 104 returned the questionnaire. Athletes with an AQUA score ≥5 or <5 were defined AQUA+ (allergic) or AQUA- (nonallergic), respectively. RhinAsthma Patient Perspective questionnaire total score ≥15 was indicative of a poor control of symptoms. Of the 226 athletes, 47.8% were AQUA+, whereas 52.2% were AQUA-. A higher number of AQUA+ athletes reported frequent upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and herpes labialis than AQUA- athletes (P < 0.001), and the prevalence of URTI was greater in the subgroup of AQUA+ athletes who trained ≥3 hours per session. According to RAPP questionnaire score, 21.1% of AQUA+ mountain bikers had a poor control of asthma and rhinitis symptoms. Our study shows a high prevalence of allergy among Italian elite mountain bikers whose asthma and rhinitis symptoms are poorly controlled in about a fifth of the sample. Allergic athletes, mainly those training more than 3 hours per session, are at higher risk of URTI and herpes labialis. Screening programs to detect allergic diseases and to evaluate symptom control in athletes should be strongly encouraged.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30365469
doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000678
pii: 00042752-202009000-00006
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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