Scheid Jennifer L, Basile Sabrina, West Sarah L
Department of Physical Therapy, Daemen University, Amherst, NY 14226, USA.
Department of Kinesiology and Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada.
Sports (Basel). 2024 Oct 8;12(10):269. doi: 10.3390/sports12100269.
This study investigated the association between the risk of low energy availability, disordered eating, and anxiety in collegiate female athletes. Female athletes ( = 115) completed questionnaires that assessed disordered eating (Disordered Eating Screen for Athletes, DESA-6; and the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short, EDE-QS), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7) and the risk of low energy availability (Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire; LEAF-Q). The athletes were 19.9 ± 0.1 years old and presented with no anxiety (14.8%), mild (33.0%), moderate (24.3%), and severe (27.8%) anxiety. The EDE-QS scores revealed that 22.6% of the participants had a high risk of an eating disorder, while the DESA-6 scores revealed that 31.3% of the participants scored positive for a risk of disordered eating. The LEAF-Q total scores revealed that 68.7% of the participants were at risk of low energy availability. Increased GAD-7 scores were associated ( < 0.001) with measures of disordered eating (EDE-QS and DESA-6) and the risk of low energy availability (LEAF-Q total score). Non-parametric partial correlations demonstrated that anxiety (increased GAD-7 scores) correlated with the risk of low energy availability (increased LEAF-Q total scores) while controlling for eating disorder scores (EDE-QS) (r (112) = 0.353, < 0.001), or while controlling for the risk of disordered eating (DESA-6 scores) (r (112) = 0.349, < 0.001). In female collegiate athletes, both disordered eating and the risk of low energy availability were positively associated with increased anxiety.
本研究调查了大学女运动员低能量可利用风险、饮食失调与焦虑之间的关联。女运动员（n = 115）完成了评估饮食失调（运动员饮食失调筛查量表，DESA - 6；以及饮食失调检查问卷简版，EDE - QS）、焦虑（广泛性焦虑障碍量表 - 7）和低能量可利用风险（女性低能量可利用问卷；LEAF - Q）的问卷。运动员年龄为19.9±0.1岁，焦虑程度分为无焦虑（14.8%）、轻度（33.0%）、中度（24.3%）和重度（27.8%）。EDE - QS评分显示，22.6%的参与者有饮食失调的高风险，而DESA - 6评分显示，31.3%的参与者饮食失调风险评分为阳性。LEAF - Q总分显示，68.7%的参与者有低能量可利用风险。GAD - 7评分增加与饮食失调测量指标（EDE - QS和DESA - 6）以及低能量可利用风险（LEAF - Q总分）相关（P < 0.001）。非参数偏相关分析表明，在控制饮食失调评分（EDE - QS）时（r（112）= 0.353，P < 0.001），或在控制饮食失调风险（DESA - 6评分）时（r（112）= 0.349，P < 0.001），焦虑（GAD - 7评分增加）与低能量可利用风险（LEAF - Q总分增加）相关。在大学女运动员中，饮食失调和低能量可利用风险均与焦虑增加呈正相关。
