Condition identified | No of athletes |
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Values in parentheses are percentage of athletes studied. | |
EBV, Epstein-Barr virus. | |
Partial humoral immune deficiency | 11/40 (28) |
Hypoglycaemia | 10/36 (28) |
Primary or unresolved infections | 11/41 (27) |
EBV reactivation | 8/37 (22) |
Allergic disease | 6/41 (15) |
Sleep disorder | 6/40 (15) |
Poorly controlled or undiagnosed asthma | 3/40 (8) |
Newly diagnosed exercise induced asthma | 3/40 (8) |
Upper airway dysfunction | 2/40 (5) |
Thyroid disorder | 1/40 (3) |
Low serum ferritin | 1/40 (3) |