Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Health Care Services, Elderly Care Program, İzmir Demokrasi University, İzmir, Turkey.
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Oct;58(4):1720-1727. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12980. Epub 2021 Dec 3.
This study aimed to examine the association between social physique anxiety and muscular dystrophy in bodybuilders.
This cross-sectional study included 384 male bodybuilders.
5.7% of the participants reported muscular dystrophy. Younger age and use of protein powder were associated with higher scores on the muscle dysmorphic disorder Inventory. Higher muscular dystrophy was associated with higher social physique anxiety.
Young male bodybuilders using protein powder are at increased risk to suffer from social physique anxiety and muscular dystrophy.
本研究旨在探讨社交身体焦虑与健美运动员肌肉疾病之间的关系。
这是一项横断面研究,共纳入 384 名男性健美运动员。
5.7%的参与者报告有肌肉疾病。年龄较小和使用蛋白粉与肌肉变形障碍量表的评分较高有关。较高的肌肉疾病与较高的社交身体焦虑有关。
年轻男性健美运动员使用蛋白粉会增加患社交身体焦虑和肌肉疾病的风险。