{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["19(10)"],"submitter":["Knechtle B"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The sex difference in athletic performance has been thoroughly investigated in single sport disciplines such as swimming, cycling, and running. In contrast, only small samples of long-distance triathlons, such as the IRONMAN® triathlon, have been investigated so far.<h4>Aim</h4>The aim of the study was to examine potential sex differences in the three split disciplines by age groups in 5-year intervals in a very large data set of IRONMAN® age group triathletes.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from 687,696 (553,608 men and 134,088 women) IRONMAN® age group triathletes (in 5-year intervals from 18-24 to 75+ years) finishing successfully between 2002 and 2022 an official IRONMAN® race worldwide were analyzed. The differences in performance between women and men were determined for each"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0311202"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11458036"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Sex difference in IRONMAN age group triathletes."],"pmcid":["PMC11458036"],"pubmed_authors":["Knechtle B","Andrade MS","Weiss K","Valero D","Thuany M","Cuk I","Villiger E","Nikolaidis PT","Rosemann T"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Sex difference in IRONMAN age group triathletes.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The sex difference in athletic performance has been thoroughly investigated in single sport disciplines such as swimming, cycling, and running. In contrast, only small samples of long-distance triathlons, such as the IRONMAN® triathlon, have been investigated so far.<h4>Aim</h4>The aim of the study was to examine potential sex differences in the three split disciplines by age groups in 5-year intervals in a very large data set of IRONMAN® age group triathletes.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from 687,696 (553,608 men and 134,088 women) IRONMAN® age group triathletes (in 5-year intervals from 18-24 to 75+ years) finishing successfully between 2002 and 2022 an official IRONMAN® race worldwide were analyzed. The differences in performance between women and men were determined for each","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2025-04-18T19:45:27.512Z","creation":"2025-04-07T07:40:04.758Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11458036","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39374257"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0311202"]}}