Table 3 Specific dietary practices and correlation with eating disorder screening tools. * as compared to athletes without dietary restrictions
Dietary Practice | Screened positively on eating disorder screening tools | *p-value |
|---|---|---|
Low carbohydrate n = 40 | 80.0% | < 0.0001 |
Vegan n = 9 | 77.8% | 0.4081 |
Vegetarian n = 30 | 70.0% | 0.0602 |
≥ 2 diets n = 31 | 67.7% | 0.1092 |
Gluten free n = 19 | 63.2% | 0.9807 |
Low dairy n = 30 | 60.0% | 0.9128 |
Pescatarian n = 6 | 33.3% | 1 |