Sports Bra Preferences by Age and Impact of Breast Size on Physical Activity among American Females.
female athlete
physical activity
sporting equipment
sports bra
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 12 2021
02 12 2021
Historique:
received:
01
10
2021
revised:
21
11
2021
accepted:
23
11
2021
entrez:
10
12
2021
pubmed:
11
12
2021
medline:
15
12
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
For many females, sports bras are an essential piece of equipment for participation in sports and physical activity. Breast pain or discomfort from lack of support may be a contributing factor to the noted gender disparity in physical activity of females compared to males. Our objective was to evaluate sports bra usage and characterize sports bra preferences of an active female cohort. This multicenter cross-sectional survey study was conducted at five geographically distinct academic centers. Our measure was administered during outpatient sports medicine clinic visits to females aged 11-64 years old. Chi-square tests were used to compare characteristics across subgroups. Our analysis consisted of 438 respondents, with a mean age of 22 ± 12.2 years. More than a quarter (27.4%) reported lack of breast support prevented them from being active or exercising. Age (
Identifiants
pubmed: 34886465
pii: ijerph182312732
doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312732
pmc: PMC8657319
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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