Gargari B P, Khadem-Haghighian M, Taklifi E, Hamed-Behzad M, Shahraki M
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Nutritional Research Center, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University (Medical Sciences), Tabriz, Iran.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2010 Mar;50(1):79-84.
Today, women's participation in sports has substantially increased. This growth has been accompanied by concerns about health risks, as eating disorders, and psychological features, as self-esteem (SE) and social physique anxiety (SPA). The purpose of this study was to determine disordered eating attitudes and their relation to SE, SPA, as well as body weight, and body mass index (BMI), in Iranian females who participate in fitness programs.
Subjects were 250 females, aged 14-51 years, who participated in fitness programs. Eating attitude test-26 (EAT-26), Rosenberg's self esteem scale (RSES), and social physique anxiety scale (SPAS), were used. Body weight and height were measured, and then Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated.
According to BMI cut-offs, 36% of subjects were overweight or obese. 28.4% and 19.6% of subjects were disordered eating attitudes (EAT-26>or=20) and low self-esteem (RSES<15), respectively. Disordered eating attitude subjects had lower SE and higher SPA, body weight and BMI than normal subjects (P<0.05). The low SE group had higher SPAS than normal one (P<0.02). In bivariate analysis, EAT-26 score was correlated negatively with RSES (r=-0.13, P<0.04) and positively with body weight, BMI, and SPAS (r=0.40, 0.42, and 0.47, respectively, P<0.001). SPAS had positive correlation with body weight and BMI (r=0.22, 0.19,
It can be concluded that disordered eating attitudes are prevalent among Iranian females who participate in fitness programs. In this group, high SPA, body weight and BMI, and low SE accompany disordered eating attitudes.
如今，女性参与体育运动的人数大幅增加。这种增长伴随着对健康风险的担忧，如饮食失调，以及对心理特征的关注，如自尊（SE）和社会体型焦虑（SPA）。本研究的目的是确定参与健身项目的伊朗女性的饮食失调态度及其与自尊、社会体型焦虑、体重和体重指数（BMI）的关系。
研究对象为250名年龄在14 - 51岁之间参与健身项目的女性。使用了饮食态度测试 - 26（EAT - 26）、罗森伯格自尊量表（RSES）和社会体型焦虑量表（SPAS）。测量了体重和身高，然后计算体重指数（BMI）。
根据BMI临界值，36%的研究对象超重或肥胖。分别有28.4%和19.6%的研究对象存在饮食失调态度（EAT - 26≥20）和低自尊（RSES＜15）。饮食失调态度的研究对象比正常研究对象的自尊更低、社会体型焦虑更高、体重和BMI更高（P＜0.05）。低自尊组的社会体型焦虑量表得分高于正常组（P＜0.02）。在双变量分析中，EAT - 26得分与RSES呈负相关（r = -0.13，P＜0.04），与体重、BMI和SPAS呈正相关（分别为r = 0.40、0.42和0.47，P＜0.001）。SPAS与体重和BMI呈正相关（r = 0.22、0.19）。
可以得出结论，饮食失调态度在参与健身项目的伊朗女性中普遍存在。在这一群体中，饮食失调态度伴随着高社会体型焦虑、体重和BMI以及低自尊。
