Evaluación del riesgo de trastornos de la conducta alimentaria en varones que practican deportes de equipo.Comparación con una muestra de alto riesgo

Resumen

Eating disorders (EDs) are characterised by an exaggerated concern about body weight and shape. Male team sports players are usually excluded from the high-risk eating disorders groups. This exclusion could be challenged based on misinformation about the actual EDs prevalence within these sports, along with previous evidence showing significant body image concern among these players and the under-diagnosis risk in general men populations. Objectives. To determinate the prevalence of EDs in national adult male team sports players: to detect EDs symptoms, to compare the results with a high-risk sample and to assess the situations with greater risk. Methodology. An observational study was conducted with 276 male athletes: 167 male team sports players and 109 athletes of aesthetic, endurance, and weight categories sports. All subjects signed the informed consent before participating in the study. Data was collected via an online form including one sheet of general assessment and four validated questionnaires: the Eating Habits Questionnaire for Athletes (CHAD), the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40), the Inventory of Eating Disorders (EDI-2) and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ). Data analysis was conducted with the software IBM SPSS 28.0.0. Results. 20.36% of male team sports players presented a clinical profile compatible with an ED diagnosis. Odds ratio test did not show significant differences in EDs prevalence between both studied groups...