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Prevalence estimate of blood doping in elite track and field at the introduction of  the Athlete Biological Passport HAEMATOL/2019/235416

What are the new findings?

• this study presents the first comparison of blood doping prevalence in elite track & field athletes based on biological measurements from major international events
• our results from robust haematological parameters indicate an estimation of an overall blood doping prevalence of 18% in average in endurance athletes
• the confidence intervals for blood doping prevalence range from 9-28% with wide discrepancies between certain countries

How might it impact on clinical practice in the near future

• the further development of the Athlete Biological Passport with a careful monitoring of biological parameters still represents the most consistent approach to thwart athletes using undetectable prohibited substances or methods
• this study describes a method to define blood doping prevalence with the analysis of robust haematological parameters
• estimates of doping prevalence in subpopulations of athletes may represent a valuable tool for the antidoping authorities to perform a risk assessment in their sport

Nel frontespizio c'è quasi tutto e nell'abstract si entra nel merito ... The estimate of doping prevalence was obtained by using a Bayesian network with seven variables.

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