Profiles of anemia in adolescent students with sports club membership in an outpatient clinic setting: a retrospective study.
Kana YamamotoMorihito TakitaMasahiro KamiMasaharu TsubokuraTetsuya TanimotoToshio KitamuraYoshinobu TakemotoPublished in: PeerJ (2022)
Anemia is prevalent in both male and female adolescent students in sports clubs. Iron deficiency and excessive training indicated by elevated creatinine kinase levels may contribute to the risk of anemia. Physicians should assess the amount of exercise, and not merely iron storage, in clinical practice.