Sex-specific relationships among iron status biomarkers, athletic performance, maturity, and dietary intakes in pre-adolescent and adolescent athletes.
Marni E ShoemakerZachary M GillenBrianna D MckayNicholas A BohannonSydney M GibsonKarsten KoehlerJoel T CramerPublished in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2019)
Iron status biomarkers demonstrated sex-specific relationships with anaerobic exercise performance in youth athletes, which may be more dependent on maturity status and dietary intake than age. Moderate relationships between sTfR and athletic performance in adolescent female athletes emphasizes the importance of iron intake in this demographic.