Rodriguez Bauza & Silveyra 2020, Sex differences in exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in athletes

Systematic review and meta-analysis of 60 studies (n = 7,501 adult athletes) published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(19), 7270 (DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17197270; PMID: 33027929). Pooled EIB prevalence in athletes was 23%; atopy was more prevalent in male athletes and in athletes with EIB, with a significantly higher rate of atopic EIB in males than females. Moderate evidence.