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de Oliveira LFG, Souza-Junior TP, Fechio JJ, Gomes-Santos JAF, Sampaio RC, Vardaris CV, Lambertucci RH, de Barros MP. Uric Acid and Cortisol Levels in Plasma Correlate with Pre-Competition Anxiety in Novice Athletes of Combat Sports. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12060712. [PMID: 35741598 PMCID: PMC9221204 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12060712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Pre-competition anxiety is very prevalent in novice athletes, causing stress and drastic decreases in their performances. Cortisol plays a central role in the psychosomatic responses to stress and also in the physiology of strenuous exercise. Growing evidence links uric acid, an endogenous antioxidant, with oxidative stress and anxiety, as observed in many depressive-related disorders. We here compared anxiety inventory scores (BAI and CSAI-2), cortisol and biomarkers of oxidative stress in the plasma of novice combat athletes (white and blue belts) before and after their first official national competition, when levels of stress are presumably high. Although the novice fighters did not reveal high indexes of anxiety on questionnaires, significant correlations were confirmed between cortisol and cognitive anxiety (Pearson’s r = 0.766, p-value = 0.002, and a ‘strong’ Bayesian inference; BF10 = 22.17) and between pre-post changes of plasmatic uric acid and somatic anxiety (r = 0.804, p < 0.001, and ‘very strong’ inference; BF10 = 46.52). To our knowledge, this is the first study to report such strong correlations between uric acid and pre-competition anxiety in novice combat athletes. The cause-consequence association between these indexes cannot be directly inferred here, although the interplay between uric acid and anxiety deserves further investigation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luis Fernando Garcia de Oliveira
- Institute of Physical Activity and Sports Science (ICAFE), Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno 868, São Paulo 01506-000, SP, Brazil; (L.F.G.d.O.); (J.A.F.G.-S.); (R.C.S.); (C.V.V.)
- Physical Education Program, University Center of Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio (CEUNSP), Program in Physical Education, Rua Madre Maria Basília 965, Itu 13300-903, SP, Brazil
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- Research Group on Metabolism, Nutrition and Strength Training (GPMENUTF), Campus Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Rua Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos 210, Curitiba 81531-980, PR, Brazil;
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- Institute of Physical Activity and Sports Science (ICAFE), Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno 868, São Paulo 01506-000, SP, Brazil; (L.F.G.d.O.); (J.A.F.G.-S.); (R.C.S.); (C.V.V.)
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- Institute of Physical Activity and Sports Science (ICAFE), Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno 868, São Paulo 01506-000, SP, Brazil; (L.F.G.d.O.); (J.A.F.G.-S.); (R.C.S.); (C.V.V.)
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- Institute of Physical Activity and Sports Science (ICAFE), Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno 868, São Paulo 01506-000, SP, Brazil; (L.F.G.d.O.); (J.A.F.G.-S.); (R.C.S.); (C.V.V.)
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Silva Jardim 136, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil;
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- Institute of Physical Activity and Sports Science (ICAFE), Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno 868, São Paulo 01506-000, SP, Brazil; (L.F.G.d.O.); (J.A.F.G.-S.); (R.C.S.); (C.V.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-11-3385-3103
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Paína DM, Fechio JJ, Peccin MS, Padovani RDC. Avaliação da qualidade de vida, estresse, ansiedade e coping de jogadores de futebol de campo da categoria sub-20. ctc 2018. [DOI: 10.4013/ctc.2018.111.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se um programa de atividade física aumentaria a freqüência de exercitar-se em pacientes sedentários portadores de diabetes. Participaram 12 portadores de diabetes tipo 2, um tipo 1 e um com diabetes secundário. Foram ministradas 40 aulas primeiramente por uma professora de Educação Física e, depois, por algum aluno. Fortaleceu-se o comparecimento às aulas através de um esquema de premiação. Os familiares de seis pacientes foram incentivados a apoiar a prática de atividade física. Fora das aulas, cada aluno registrava diariamente sua atividade física. Avaliações físicas e o exame de hemoglobina glicosilada foram realizados antes do programa, ao final do terceiro mês e no seguimento. Nove alunos concluíram o programa e aumentaram sua atividade física fora das aulas. No final do terceiro mês, os valores da hemoglobina glicosilada daqueles que persistiam no programa diminuíram significativamente. O envolvimento familiar contribuiu para a adesão ao programa.
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- Juliane Jellmayer Fechio
- Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Psicologia Experimental, Faculdade de Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Associação de Diabetes Juvenil de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP
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