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Table 1 Participant Demographics

From: Initial validation of a screening tool for disordered eating in adolescent athletes

 

Phase I

N = 308

Phase II

N = 82

Males (n)

148 (48%)

23 (28%)

Females (n)

160 (52%)

59 (72%)

Mean Age (years)

15.96

16.17

Positive DESA-6 Screening Mean Age (years)

16.14

16.43

Negative DESA-6 Screening Mean Age (years)

15.91

16.01

Mean age and gender adjusted BMI-z score (95% CI)

0.75 (0.68, 0.82)

0.88 (0.75, 1.03)

  1. Overview of demographics of Phase I and Phase II studies. Scores of ≥ 3 are used as a positive DESA-6 score