PMID: 8942405Dec 1, 1996Paper

Eating disorder symptoms in former female college gymnasts: relations with body composition

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
P J O'ConnorD B Cook

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to describe eating disorder symptoms in 36.6 +/- 3.8-y-old former college gymnasts as well as relations between body dissatisfaction and body composition. Former college gymnasts (n = 22) and age-(mean +/- SE difference: 0.05 +/- 0.26 y), height-(0.47 +/- 0.75 cm), and weight-matched (2.20 +/- 0.30 kg) control subjects (n = 22) participated. Current and past symptoms were assessed by using the Eating Disorders Inventory-2 (EDI-2) and visual analog scales. EDI-2 body-dissatisfaction scores were correlated with assessments of body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Weight preoccupation was stable across the life span for control subjects but was lower before former gymnasts had begun gymnastics training and higher for former gymnasts when they were participating in college gymnastics (P = 0.03). Current levels of body dissatisfaction were more strongly related to actual minus ideal body-weight discrepancy scores (r = 0.77) than to percentage fat (r = 0.50) for the former gymnasts whereas the opposite was true for the control subjects (r = 0.51 and 0.77, respectively). These results suggest that symptoms of eating disorders abate after retirement from gymnastics and that concerns...Continue Reading

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Aug 5, 2003·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Melanie S PoudevigneRichard D Lewis
Jun 29, 2004·The Journal of Psychology·Kirsten Robinson, F Richard Ferraro
Feb 1, 2012·Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD·J J ThomasT F Heatherton
May 29, 2013·BMC Public Health·Laurie-anne MarquetFrançois-Denis Desgorces
Sep 15, 2004·Calcified Tissue International·J KudlacN M DiMarco

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