Gender Difference in Fatigue Index and its Related Physiology.
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2015-04
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Fatigue index exhibits gender difference. This study was carried out to compare fatigue index of young,
national level male and female field hockey players; and to explore physiological variables contributing to
this difference. We measured running-based anaerobic sprint fatigue index and selected physiological
parameters in male and female players matched for age, duration of training, diet, habitual physical activity,
body weight and BMI. The male hockey players showed lower resistance to repeated sprints fatigue than
the female players. Body weight, BMI and power variables positively correlated to fatigue index in both
sexes; while lean body mass and age in males only, and body fat % in females only were found to be
correlated to fatigue index. Difference in lean body mass, body fat %, strength and anaerobic power might
be responsible for gender difference in intermittent & repeated sprints fatigue index observed in studied players.
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Hanjabam Barun, Kailashiya Jyotsna. Gender Difference in Fatigue Index and its Related Physiology. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2015 Apr-June ; 59(2): 170-174.