Multifactorial Patterns of Low Performance Development in German Elite Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low performance development (LPD) has been related to several training-related, biological or psychosocial factors. However, there is still hardly any comprehensive research on its multifactorial nature. This study explored whether factors previously associated with LPD manifest as cross-disciplinary pattern combinations across such athletes.

Methods

Cluster analyses were computed based on performance-related (speed and strength of the lower body), biological (ratio TNFα:IL10; fT3, leptin, insulin) and psychosocial (perceived social support; mental well-being) data from 62 of 296 elite athletes whose performance development was below the samples' average range. Group comparisons were calculated for demographic, anthropometric, nutritional and sleep-related varia

SUBMITTER: Wiedenbrug K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515568 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature