Diet quality and sports performance in players of the peruvian futsal team with Down Syndrome

Del Rosario Calle Pascual L.; Garcia Castillo G.; Palomino Quispe L.P.; Del Pilar Vega González P.M.; Gomez Rutti Y.Y. · Nutricion Clinica y Dietetica Hospitalaria (2023) · DOI: 10.12873/433calle

Resumen

Introduction: Athletes with Down syndrome have a tendency to be overweight, affecting their sports performance, however, a quality diet will have a positive impact. Objective: To determine the connections that exist between the quality of the diet and sports performance in players of the Peruvian Futsal team with Down Syndrome. Materials and Methods: The research is of a non-experimental, cross-sectional (correlational) design. Players from the Peruvian futsal team with Down syndrome participated in the research, the sample was census-type, made up of 17 players; the quality of the diet was evaluated through the dietary intake instrument called 24-hour recall; sports performance was reduced through the Cooper test, for the statistical analysis Spearman’s Rho was produced. Results: When evaluating the quality of the diet, 52,9% were found to be at risk; 41,2% unhealthy and 5,9% healthy. 76% of the soccer players presented a good sports performance, 24% regular. Diet quality is related to sports performance (Rho = 0,554) and (p<0,001) Conclusion: There is a direct connection between the quality of the diet with sports performance. Soccer players with Down syndrome with a healthy quality diet intake had a higher sports performance.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad César Vallejo; Universidad Privada del Norte