Table 3.
Exercise behaviors, risk of eating disorders, and psychological well-being (n = 3,022).
| Measure | n (%) or Median (interquartile range) |
|---|---|
| Field exercise (days in last 12 months) | |
| 0 | 1,960 (65%) |
| 1–10 | 556 (8%) |
| > 10 | 494 (16%) |
| Arduous military courses (days in last 12 months) | |
| 0 | 2,504 (83%) |
| 1–10 | 366 (2%) |
| > 10 | 129 (4%) |
| Military physical training (h·week −1 ) | |
| < 1 | 1,298 (43%) |
| 1–3 | 986 (33%) |
| 3–5 | 569 (19%) |
| > 5 | 145 (5%) |
| Personal physical training (h·week −1 ) | |
| < 1 | 385 (13%) |
| 1–3 | 1,149 (38%) |
| 3–5 | 834 (28%) |
| > 5 | 639 (21%) |
| Military sport (level) | |
| None | 1,887 (63%) |
| Unit/corps/region | 565 (19%) |
| Service | 562 (19%) |
| Military sport (h·week −1 ) | |
| < 1 | 176 (16%) |
| 1–3 | 317 (28%) |
| 3–5 | 296 (6%) |
| > 5 | 333 (30%) |
| BEDA-Q risk | |
| Low | 2,581 (87%) |
| High | 383 (13%) |
| FAST score | 77 (67, 88) |
| FAST risk | |
| None | 1,449 (52%) |
| Subclinical disordered eating | 957 (34%) |
| Eating disorder | 373 (13%) |
| GAD-7 score | 5 (2, 9) |
| Anxiety | |
| Minimal | 1,293 (43%) |
| Mild | 948 (32%) |
| Moderate | 441 (15%) |
| Severe | 293 (10%) |
| PHQ-9 score | 5 (2, 10) |
| Depression | |
| Minimal | 1,362 (46%) |
| Mild | 845 (28%) |
| Moderate | 428 (14%) |
| Moderately severe | 221 (7%) |
| Severe | 122 (4%) |
| PSS score | 18 (12, 22) |
| CD-RISC-10 score | 27 (22, 31) |
BEDA-Q, Brief Eating Disorder in Athletes Questionnaire; CD-RISC-10, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale; FAST, Female Athlete Screening Tool; GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire; PSS, Perceived Stress Scale.
Missing data: Days of Field Exercise in Last 12 Months, n = 12; Days on Arduous Military Training Course in Last 12 Months, n = 23; Volume of Military Physical Training (hours per week), n = 24; Volume of Personal Physical Training (hours per week), n = 15; Military Sport (Level), n = 8; Volume of Sport (hours per week), n = 1,900; BEDA-Q risk, n = 58; FAST Score, n = 243; FAST Risk, n = 243; GAD Score, n = 47; Anxiety, n = 47; PHQ-9 Score, n = 44; Depression, n = 44; PSS Score, n = 50, CD-RISC-10 Score, n = 27.
Data are n (%) or median (interquartile range).