The effect of aerobic exercise on the development of iron deficiency in young women


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/therapy.2023.1.48-54

Kovalev A.V., Tishko V.V., Polyakov A.S., Gornostaev D.A., Zhivopisceva A.M., Bologov S.G., Tyrenko V.V.

S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the Ministry of Defenсe of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Abstract. Young women are more susceptible to the formation of iron deficiency conditions in comparison with the rest of the population. The physiological reaction to aerobic exercise is the depletion of ferritin depot with the development of latent iron deficiency (LID) and an increase in hemoglobin levels. The appointment of a preventive dosage of iron preparations with the intensification of physical activity can slow down the development of LID.
The purpose of the study: to assess the effect of physical exertion on the formation of iron deficiency conditions in young female athletes.
Material and methods. 68 young female athletes who participated in sports camps included in the study. During the study, the subjects were examined for a complete blood count and serum ferritin before the start of the training camp (the 1st point) and on the day 30 (the 2nd point). Then the study participants were divided into 3 groups: «healthy» women, with LID and with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The group with IDA was excluded from the study. The group with LID was divided into two: LID + therapy with iron 200 mg per day and a follow-up group without therapy. An intergroup comparative analysis of the prevalence of iron deficiency conditions at the 1st point of the study and an intragroup comparative analysis of the data obtained between the 1st and 2nd points of the study were carried out.
Results. At the 1st point of the study, 36,7% of women were diagnosed with LID, 23,5% with IDA. By the second point of the study in the group of «healthy» women, 48% had LID debuted, 9% had IDA; in the group of LID without therapy, 42% had IDA debuted; in the LID group with iron therapy, 100% had a physiological reaction in the form of an increase in hemoglobin levels against the background of an increase in ferritin.
Conclusion. Data on the high incidence of LID and IDA in young female athletes have been obtained. Physical activity during sports training camps demonstrated a statistically significant effect on ferrokinetics and the formation of iron deficiency states after 30 days of exposure. The effectiveness of preventive administration of therapeutic dosage of iron therapy in order to prevent the development of iron deficiency anemia during intense physical exertion has been proven.

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About the Autors


Alexey V. Kovalev, external competitor at the Department of faculty therapy, ФГБВОУ ВО S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Address: 194044, Saint Petersburg, 6A Akademika Lebedeva Str. E-mail: Kovalev.mmeda@yandex.ru. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5884-2057
Valery V. Tishko, MD, associate professor, deputy head of the Department of faculty therapy, S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Address: 194044, Saint Petersburg, 6A Akademika Lebedeva Str. E-mail: vtishko@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-3569
Alexey S. Polyakov, PhD in Medical Sciences, head of the Department of hematology of the Department of faculty therapy, S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Address: 194044, Saint Petersburg, 6A Akademika Lebedeva Str. E-mail: doctorpolyakov@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9238-8476
Dmitry A. Gornostaev, head of the Department of intensive chemotherapy and myelotransplantation of the Department of faculty therapy, S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Address: 194044, Saint Petersburg, 6A Akademika Lebedeva Str. E-mail: gorniispb@gmail.com
Aliya M. Zhivopistseva, PhD in Medical Sciences, senior lecturer at the Department of faculty therapy, S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Address: 194044, Saint Petersburg, 6A Akademika Lebedeva Str. E-mail: aliamir@list.ru. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1360-1652
Sergei G. Bologov, MD, professor, professor of the Department of faculty therapy, S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Address: 194044, Saint Petersburg, 6A Akademika Lebedeva Str. E-mail: bologovs@inbox.ru
Vadim V. Tyrenko, MD, professor, head of the Department of faculty therapy, S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Address: 194044, Saint Petersburg, 6A Akademika Lebedeva Str. E-mail: vadim_tyrenko@mail.ru. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0470-1109


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