Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Sex and Athletic Status with EAT-26 Total Score and Subscale Scores
| Current Athletes Females (n = 78) |
Former Athletes Females (n = 97) |
Current Athletes Males (n = 15) |
Former Athletes Males (n = 14) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | alpha | M (SD) | alpha | M (SD) | alpha | M (SD) | alpha | |
| Age | 25.0 (8.5) a | 27.0 (7.4) a | 26.0 (11.2) | 29.5 (6.5) | ||||
| Height | 166.5 (7.3) b | 169.0 (7.5)c | 176.0 (8.8) b | 181.0 (7.5) c | ||||
| Weight | 61.0 (9.1) a,b | 65.0 (12.5) a,c | 68.0 (10.2) b,d | 83.0 (11.1) c,d | ||||
|
EAT-26 Total Score |
7.5 (13.4) b | 0.93 | 6.0 (11.8) | 0.91 | 2.0 (7.5) b | 0.88 | 3.5 (3.0) | 0.45 |
|
Dieting Subscale |
5.0 (8.8) b | 0.92 | 4.0 (7.6) | 0.88 | 1.0 (7.5) b | 0.78 | 2.0 (3.1) | 0.75 |
|
Bulimia Subscale |
1.0 (3.0) | 0.70 | 0.0 (3.1) c | 0.81 | 0.0 (2.3) | 0.86 | 0.0 (0.6) c | 0.45 |
| Oral Control Subscale | 1.0 (3.4) | 0.76 | 1.0 (2.5) | 0.58 | 2.0 (1.1) | * | 2.0 (1.1) | * |
*Violates reliability model assumptions (inadequate sample size)
aSignificant difference between females
bSignificant difference between current athletes
cSignificant difference between former athletes
dSignificant difference between males