Componentes de la tríada de la atleta femenina en practicantes de deportes estéticos: una revisión sistemática

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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v71.116212

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Densidad ósea, revisión sistemática, síndrome de la tríada de la atleta femenina, trastornos de alimentación y de la ingestión de alimentos, trastornos de la menstruación

Resumen

Introducción: los deportes estéticos exigen habilidades técnicas, artísticas y capacidades físicas. Son relevantes en estudios sobre trastornos alimentarios y la tríada de la atleta femenina, ya que quienes los practican presentan mayor riesgo.

Objetivo: esta revisión buscó analizar cómo se evalúa la tríada de la atleta femenina y sus componentes en deportistas de disciplinas estéticas, así como determinar su prevalencia. Además, se identificaron estudios que relacionan estos componentes con características deportivas, antropométricas, sociodemográficas, biológicas y psicológicas.

Metodología: se siguieron las directrices Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Se incluyeron estudios con mujeres de 12 a 44 años que practicaban deportes estéticos a nivel amateur o profesional.

Resultados: se identificaron 2.950 artículos en la primera búsqueda y 660 en la segunda; 13 cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Se observaron asociaciones entre los componentes de la tríada y diversas variables deportivas, físicas, sociales, biológicas y psicológicas.

Discusión: la heterogeneidad metodológica y de resultados destaca la dificultad de aplicar métodos costosos de evaluación, que requieren recursos y limitan el tamaño de muestra, especialmente en poblaciones de difícil acceso por sus rutinas deportivas.

Conclusión: es necesario unificar métodos de evaluación y valores de referencia para facilitar la comparación y replicación de estudios futuros.

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03-09-2025

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Revisiones teóricas sistemáticas y/o metaanálisis

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Oliveira, N., Loth, J., Pardal, B., Meireles, J., & Mockdece, C. (2025). Componentes de la tríada de la atleta femenina en practicantes de deportes estéticos: una revisión sistemática. Retos, 71, 703-715. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v71.116212