This study aimed to determine the prevalence, severity and type of urinary incontinence (UI) in female and male CrossFit® practitioners.
The study design is an online cross-sectional survey distributed to CrossFit® practitioners across all Spanish regions. The questionnaire included categorical questions related to CrossFit® practice, multiple-choice questions to determine the exercises performed during reported UI symptoms, and The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short-Form questionnaire items.
Five hundred seventy-one practitioners (34.0 ± 8.37 years, Body Mass Index 24.20 ± 3.34 kg/m2) met inclusion criteria and completed the survey. There were and 316 females and 255 males. Around 45 % of women and 6 % of men reported having UI (p < 0.001). The severity of UI mainly was slight (30.3 % women, 3.5 % men) and moderate (11.7 % women, 2.3 % men) (p < 0.001). Stress and urgent UI were the most prevalent types among women (36 %) and men (5 %) (p < 0.001).
This study found that UI is relatively common among female CrossFit® practitioners, especially in repetitive jumps. The practitioners' profile (amateur/competitor) does not affect the prevalence or severity of UI. Male athletes can also experience urine leakage while performing CrossFit®, although its prevalence is much lower when compared to female practitioners.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. 2022 Jul 22 [Epub ahead of print]
E Dominguez-Antuña, J C Diz, C Ayán, D Suárez-Iglesias, J A Rodríguez-Marroyo
Dark Lion Sport Management, Siero, Asturias, Spain., Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Well-Move Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), Department of Special Didactics, Faculty of Education and Sport Science, University of Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, Pontevedra, Spain., Well-Move Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), Department of Special Didactics, Faculty of Education and Sport Science, University of Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, Pontevedra, Spain., VALFIS Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of León, Campus de Vegazana, s/n, León, Spain., VALFIS Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of León, Campus de Vegazana, s/n, León, Spain. Electronic address: .