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Table 4 COVID-19 Categorical Responses vs. Athletic Status and Sex and Difference Within Response Groups

From: Disordered eating & body image of current and former athletes in a pandemic; a convergent mixed methods study - What can we learn from COVID-19 to support athletes through transitions?

 

All participants (n = 198)

Current Athletes

Females (n = 77)

Former Athletes

Females (n = 93)

Current Athletes

Males (n = 14)

Former Athletes

Males (n = 14)

%, n

EAT-26

M (SD)

%, n

EAT-26

M (SD)

%, n

EAT-26

M (SD)

%, n

EAT-26

M (SD)

%, n

EAT-26

M (SD)

1. How has your body image changed since COVID-19?

Worse

34.8 (n = 69)

9.0 (13.4)a

42.9 (n = 33)

8.0 (14.4)

34.4 (n = 32)

15.0 (12.9)b

14.3 (n = 2)

15.0 (12.7)

14.3 (n = 2)

4.0 (2.8)

Same

50.5 (n = 100)

5.0 (11.4)a

42.9 (n = 33)

7.0 (13.6)

52.7 (n = 49)

4.0 (11.1)b

71.4 (n = 10)

2.0 (6.9)

57.1 (n = 8)

3.5 (2.7)

Better

14.6 (n = 29)

5.0 (8.1)

14.3 (n = 11)

8.0 (10.7)

12.9 (n = 12)

5.0 (5.9)

14.3 (n = 2)

2.0 (1.4)

28.6 (n = 4)

4.5 (4.0)

2. How has your relationship with food changed since COVID-19?

Worse

32.8 (n = 65)

13.0 (14.5)a

46.8 (n = 36)

10.5 (14.3)

28.0 (n = 26)

21.0 (14.6)b

14.3 (n = 2)

13.0 (15.6)

7.1 (n = 1)

9.0 (0.0)

Same

53.0 (n = 105)

5.0 (9.7)a

41.6 (n = 32)

6.0 (13.3)

55.9 (n = 52)

4.0 (7.9)b

71.4 (n = 10)

4.0 (6.7)

78.6 (n = 11)

3.0 (2.0

Better

14.1 (n = 28)

7.5 (9.1)

11.7 (n = 9)

7.0 (11.5)

16.1 (n = 15)

8.0 (8.5)

14.3 (n = 2)

1.5 (0.7)

14.3 (n = 2)

8.5 (3.5)

3. Has anything made things more challenging for you over this time?

Yes

62.6 (n = 124)

6.0 (12.7)

76.6 (n = 59)

7.0 (13.2)

54.8 (n = 51)

11.0 (13.0)b

57.1 (n = 8)

2.0 (1.8)

42.9 (n = 6)

2.0 (3.7)

No

37.4 (n = 74)

6.0 (10.6)

23.4 (n = 18)

9.0 (14.5)

45.2 (n = 42)

4.0 (9.0)b

42.9 (n = 6)

11.0 (9.8)

57.1 (n = 8)

4.5 (2.5)

  1. ap < 0.05 for within group difference for all participants
  2. bp < 0.05 for within group difference for former female athletes