Table 3 Spearman’s rho correlations (r_s) between nutritional variables, body image (assessed using the BSQ), and behaviors for eating disorders (assessed using EAT-26 and BITE) in the studied groups

Ballet dancers

1. BMI

–

2. %BF

0.763**

–

3. Femoral neck BMD (Z-scores)

0.202

0.321

–

4. BSQ

0.657**

0.574**

0.092

–

5. EAT-26

0.426

0.280

– 0.055

0.651**

–

6. BITE

0.194

0.140

0.329

0.090

0.193

–

Gym users

1. BMI

–

2. %BF

0.009

–

3. Femoral neck BMD (Z-scores)

0.703**

0.027

–

4. BSQ

0.351

0.013

0.488

–

5. EAT-26

– 0.100

– 0.571*

0.179

0.538*

–

6. BITE

0.234

0.009

0.689**

0.501*

0.342

–

Sedentary women

1. BMI

–

2. %BF

0.719**

–

3. Femoral neck BMD (Z-scores)

0.108

0.180

–

4. BSQ

0.653**

0.524*

– 0.145

–

5. EAT-26

0.462*

0.421

– 0.299

0.673**

–

6. BITE

0.355

0.229

0.001

0.543

– 0.114

–