Krebs Paul A, Dennison Christopher R, Kellar Lisa, Lucas Jeff
Premier Health, Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2261 Philadelphia Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45406, USA.
Department of Sociology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA.
J Sports Med (Hindawi Publ Corp). 2019 Feb 3;2019:5035871. doi: 10.1155/2019/5035871. eCollection 2019.
This study compared gender differences in eating disorder risk among NCAA Division I cross country and track distance running student-athletes.
Six hundred thirty-eight male and female student-athletes competing at distances of 800m or greater completed the Eating Disorder Screen for Primary Care (ESP). Scores on the ESP were used as the risk of eating disorders.
Females screened positive at higher rates for risk of eating disorders than males on the ESP at a cutoff of 2 (sensitivity 90-100%, specificity 71%) with rates of 45.95% ± 3.03 and 13.66% ± 1.80, respectively. Females were also screened positive at higher rates than males at a stricter cutoff of 3 (sensitivity 81%, specificity 92%), with rates of 21.69% ± 2.50 compared to 4.64% ± 1.10, respectively.
This study highlights that, among distance runners, both males and females are at risk of eating disorders, with females being at higher risk. It also emphasizes the need for screening for risk of eating disorders in this population.
本研究比较了美国大学体育协会(NCAA)一级越野和径赛长跑项目学生运动员中饮食失调风险的性别差异。
638名参加800米及以上距离比赛的男女学生运动员完成了初级保健饮食失调筛查(ESP)。ESP得分被用作饮食失调风险指标。
在临界值为2时(灵敏度90 - 100%,特异性71%),女性在ESP上饮食失调风险筛查呈阳性的比例高于男性,分别为45.95% ± 3.03和13.66% ± 1.80。在更严格的临界值为3时(灵敏度81%,特异性92%),女性筛查呈阳性的比例也高于男性,分别为21.69% ± 2.50和4.64% ± 1.10。
本研究强调,在长跑运动员中,男性和女性都有饮食失调风险,女性风险更高。它还强调了对该人群进行饮食失调风险筛查的必要性。