RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lean and mean? Associations of level of performance, chronic injuries and BMI in sport climbing
JF BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
JO BMJ OPEN SP EX MED
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000437
DO 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000437
VO 5
IS 1
A1 Gudmund Grønhaug
YR 2019
UL http://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000437.abstract
AB Objectives To assess possible associations between performance level (achieved level of difficulty), chronic injuries and body mass index (BMI) in sport climbing.Method Retrospective survey.Setting Web-based questionnaire.Participants 667 active climbers (385 reported having chronic injuries).Outcome measure BMI, performance level in sport climbing, onset of a climbing-related injury, preferred style of climbing, education, gender.Statistics Descriptive statistics and general linear model(GLM) performed with SPSS V.25 for windows.Result No associations were found between level of performance in sport climbing, onset of a climbing-related injury, preferred style of climbing, education, gender and BMI.Conclusion BMI is not associated with climbing-related chronic injury or level of performance in climbing. The average BMI of climbers up to the elite level is similar to that of a lower rate of performance.Clinical relevance The findings in this study suggest that there is no need for maintaining a low BMI to be able to reach elite levels in climbing.