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Table 3 Positive screens and average scores for EDSA and LEA by sex, sport type, and sport

From: Evaluating the prevalence of eating disorder risk and low energy availability risk in collegiate athletes

 

N

(M/F)

Average EDSA score

Positive EDSA screens

% (n)

Average LEAF-Q score

Positive LEAF-Q screens

% (n)

Average LEAM-Q score

Average LEAM-Q sex drive score

Positive LEAM-Q screens

% (n)

Positive on both EDSA and LEA screens

% (n)

Total

220

2.92 ± 0.94

38.18 (84)

--

--

--

--

--

22.73 (50)

Male Athletes

76

2.50 ± 0.93

22.37 (17)

--

--

32.86 ± 14.05

1.68 ± 1.81

16.67 (12)

4.17 (3)

Female Athletes

144

3.15 ± 0.87

46.53 (67)

8.80 ± 3.96

62.86 (88)

--

--

--

32.87 (47)

Aesthetic Sports

39

(2/37)

3.30 ± 0.94

59.00 (23)

8.61 ± 4.07

55.60 (20)

14.00

0

0 (0)

40.54 (15)

Endurance Sports

25

(8/17)

2.81 ± 0.95

36.00 (9)

9.44 ± 4.07

75.00 (12)

49.50 ± 18.25

1.33 ± 1.51

16.67 (1)

27.27 (6)

Ball Sports

112

(27/85)

2.88 ± 0.92

33.04 (37)

8.78 ± 3.86

63.86 (53)

33.04 ± 12.34

1.92 ± 1.81

19.23 (5)

24.77 (27)

Wrestling

32

(32/0)

2.86 ± 1.02

40.63 (13)

--

--

30.34 ± 13.19

1.69 ± 2.01

18.75 (6)

3.13 (1)

Men’s Volleyball

19

(19/0)

2.37 ± 0.82

10.53 (2)

--

--

35.67 ± 10.09

2.11 ± 1.91

22.22 (4)

5.56 (1)

Women’s Gymnastics

17

(0/17)

3.35 ± 0.74

64.71 (11)

9.88 ± 3.41

76.47 (13)

--

--

--

52.94 (9)

Women’s Soccer

17

(0/17)

2.83 ± 0.86

23.53 (4)

8.47 ± 3.10

52.94 (9)

--

--

--

17.65 (3)

Dance Team

11

(0/11)

3.73 ± 0.63

81.82 (9)

7.82 ± 4.47

36.36 (4)

--

--

--

36.36 (4)

Softball

23

(0/23)

3.25 ± 0.89

52.17 (12)

8.91 ± 4.80

68.18 (15)

--

--

--

40.91 (9)

Field Hockey

30

(0/30)

3.26 ± 0.87

50.00 (15)

9.62 ± 3.42

72.41 (21)

--

--

--

41.38 (12)

Swimming

15

(6/9)

2.86 ± 0.86

28.57 (4)

8.89 ± 4.04

66.67 (6)

43.00 ± 25.05

1.60 ± 1.14

0 (0)

14.29 (2)

Other Sports

56

(19/37)

2.59 ± 0.94

25.00 (14)

7.97 ± 4.29

57.14 (20)

31.65 ± 14.78

1.24 ± 1.44

11.76 (2)

17.31 (9)

  1. Presents all outcomes data (prevalence of ED and LEA risk and average scores on screening tools) in the overall sample and divided into each sex, sport type, and sport. EDSA, Eating Disorder Screen for Athletes; ED, eating disorder; LEA, low energy availability; M, males; F, females; LEAF-Q, Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire; LEAM-Q, Low Energy Availability in Males Questionnaire