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. 2018 Jan;53(1):51–59. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-52.11.29

Table 3. .

Screening for Disordered Eating and Menstrual Dysfunction

Item
All, % (n)
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division Comparisons
P Value
I, % (n)
II, % (n)
III, % (n)
Kruskal-Wallis Test Value
Do you screen for eating disorders?
 Yesa 59.93 (163) 70.16 (87) 48.28 (28) 49.37 (39) .01e 12.994
 Noa 37.50 (102) 27.42 (34) 50.00 (29) 46.84 (37)
 I don't knowa 2.57 (7) 2.42 (3) 1.72 (1) 3.80 (3)
 Missing 4.56 (13) 3.13 (4) 7.94 (5) 4.82 (4)
When do you screen for eating disorders?b,c
 Annual preparticipation examination 69.94 (114) 71.26 (62) 57.14 (16) 79.49 (31) .03 14.47
 One-time preparticipation examination 39.26 (64) 42.53 (37) 50.00 (14) 25.64 (10)
 When concerned about a specific athlete 48.47 (79) 54.02 (47) 39.29 (11) 41.03 (16)
 Other 6.13 (10) 5.75 (5) 7.14 (2) 2.56 (1)
Which athletes are screened for an eating disorder?
 All athletesa 76.43 (120) 72.29 (60) 75.00 (21) 83.78 (31) .67 4.033
 All female athletesa 17.20 (27) 19.28 (16) 17.86 (5) 16.22 (6)
 All athletes in sports considered high risk for eating disordersa 0.64 (1) 1.20 (1) 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0)
 Specific athletes about whom there is concerna 5.73 (9) 7.23 (6) 7.14 (2) 0.00 (0)
 Missingc 3.68 (6) 4.60 (4) 0.00 (0) 5.13 (2)
Who do you screen for menstrual dysfunction and how often?
 All female athletes on an annual basis 70.55 (115)c 69.88 (58)d 78.57 (22)d 78.38 (29)d .46 1.547
 All female athletes at the beginning of their collegiate sports career 22.09 (36)c 26.51 (22)d 21.43 (6)d 16.22 (6)d
 Missing 7.36 (12)c 8.05 (7)c 0.00 (0)c 10.26 (4)c
a 

Percentages were calculated excluding missing data.

b 

Respondents were allowed to select more than 1 option, so percentages do not total 100%; comparisons among divisions were made for whether the institution screened annually as part of the preparticipation examination (conditional on any screening occurring).

c 

Percentages were calculated based on the number of respondents who indicated that screening for eating disorders occurred.

d 

Percentage was calculated based on the total number of responses in the division to the question, “Which athletes are screened for an eating disorder?”

e 

Post hoc pairwise comparisons showed differences between Divisions I and II and Divisions I and III (P < .01).