Female doping: observations from a data lake study in the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Finland.

ABSTRACT: Doping is a well-recognized risk factor for several potentially severe health effects. Scientific literature concerning the need for medical treatment for such adversities is still sparse. This is especially true for women, due to lower doping use prevalence compared to men. Our study explored the nature of medical contacts and deviance in red blood cell parameters of female patients with doping use in Finnish specialized health care. This was a retrospective register study. The study sample was gathered from the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Finland (HUS) Datalake. An exhaustive search for doping related terms was performed to find patients with doping use documentation within free-text patient records. Medical record data was supplemented with laboratory data and medical dia

SUBMITTER: Vauhkonen PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature