Tower Running—Participation, Performance Trends, and Sex Difference
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15488378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D C Stark (Kantonsspital Baden), Daniel Stark (Kantonsspital Baden), Stefania Di Gangi (0000-0002-2847-6399, University Hospital of Zurich), Caio Victor Sousa (0000-0002-0499-2372, Northeastern University), Pantelis T Nikolaidis (0000-0001-8030-7122, Exercise Physiology Laboratory, 18450 Nikaia, Greece), Beat Knechtle (0000-0002-2412-9103, University Hospital of Zurich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1902-1902 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17061902 |
| PMID | 32183394 |
| OpenAlex | W3010919308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
Though there are exhaustive data about participation, performance trends, and sex differences in performance in different running disciplines and races, no study has analyzed these trends in stair climbing and tower running. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate these trends in tower running. The data, consisting of 28,203 observations from 24,007 climbers between 2014 and 2019, were analyzed. The effects of sex and age, together with the tower characteristics (i.e., stairs and floors), were examined through a multivariable statistical model with random effects on intercept, at climber's level, accounting for repeated measurements. Men were faster than women in each age group ( p p = 0.003 for ages > 69 years), and the difference in performance stayed around 0.20 km/h, with a minimum of 0.17 at the oldest age. However, women were able to outperform men in specific situations: (i) in smaller buildings ( 69 years; (ii) in higher buildings (>2200 stairs), for age groups 69 years. In summary, men were faster than women in this specific running discipline; however, women were able to outperform men in very specific situations (i.e., specific age groups and specific numbers of stairs)
Archaeology · Geography · Significant difference · Statistics · Tower · Environmental Science · Exercise and Physiological Responses · Mathematics · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Sports Performance and Training
Women Reduce the Performance Difference to Men with Increasing Age in Ultra-Marathon Running
Motivation in the Athens Classic Marathon
Different Predictor Variables for Women and Men in Ultra-Marathon Running—The Wellington Urban Ultramarathon 2018
Influence of lean body mass on performance differences of male and female distance runners in warm, humid environments
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |