Eating Attitudes and Characteristics of Physical Activity Practitioners and Athletes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

IF 2.4 4区 医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Reem S Albassam, Alaa K Alahmadi, Waad A Alfawaz
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Background: Disordered eating among athletes and physical activity practitioners is a growing concern that can negatively impact health and performance. Understanding the prevalence and predictors of disordered eating in these populations is essential for developing effective interventions. Objective: To investigate disordered eating tendencies among athletes and physical activity practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Participants from five athletic clubs and six fitness centers were surveyed. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire that included the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Abridged Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire (ANSKQ), and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). Anthropometric data were also collected. The study comprised a sample of 263 individuals, who were divided into two groups: athletes (n = 121) and physical activity practitioners (n = 142). Results: The average age of the participants was 26.41 years with a standard deviation of 8.1 years. Females comprised nearly two thirds of the sample, representing 60.8% of the participants. Physical activity practitioners exhibited higher disordered eating scores compared to athletes. The total EAT-26 scores were significantly higher in practitioners (15.63 ± 4.12) than in athletes (13.21 ± 3.89; p < 0.001). Subscale scores for Dieting (8.95 ± 2.73 vs. 7.49 ± 2.58; p = 0.001) and Bulimia (3.32 ± 1.15 vs. 2.20 ± 1.03; p < 0.001) were also higher in practitioners. BMI was a significant predictor of higher total EAT-26 scores and its subsets, indicating a greater risk of disordered eating behaviors in individuals with higher BMI. Participants with lower levels of sports nutritional knowledge and those engaging in low-intensity physical activities were more likely to exhibit disordered eating tendencies. Conclusions: The findings highlight that physical activity practitioners are at a higher risk of disordered eating compared to athletes. Addressing BMI and improving nutritional knowledge are key strategies for preventing and managing disordered eating behaviors in physically active populations. Interventions targeting these areas may enhance health outcomes and performance among athletes and practitioners.

沙特阿拉伯利雅得体育活动从业者和运动员的饮食态度和特点。
背景:运动员和体育锻炼从业人员的饮食失调问题日益受到关注,它可能会对健康和运动表现产生负面影响。要制定有效的干预措施,就必须了解这些人群中饮食失调的发生率和预测因素。目的调查沙特阿拉伯利雅得运动员和体育锻炼从业者的饮食紊乱倾向。方法:对沙特阿拉伯利雅得的运动员和体育锻炼从业者进行调查:调查对象来自五个体育俱乐部和六个健身中心。问卷包括饮食态度测试(EAT-26)、运动营养知识简编问卷(ANSKQ)和全球体育活动问卷(GPAQ)。此外,还收集了人体测量数据。研究样本包括 263 人,分为两组:运动员(121 人)和体育锻炼从业人员(142 人)。研究结果参与者的平均年龄为 26.41 岁,标准差为 8.1 岁。女性占样本的近三分之二,占参与者的 60.8%。与运动员相比,体育锻炼者的饮食失调得分更高。从业者的 EAT-26 总分(15.63 ± 4.12)明显高于运动员(13.21 ± 3.89;P < 0.001)。从业人员的节食(8.95 ± 2.73 vs. 7.49 ± 2.58;p = 0.001)和贪食(3.32 ± 1.15 vs. 2.20 ± 1.03;p < 0.001)分量表得分也更高。体重指数是较高 EAT-26 总分及其子集的重要预测因素,表明体重指数越高的人出现饮食失调行为的风险越大。运动营养知识水平较低和从事低强度体育活动的参与者更有可能表现出饮食失调倾向。结论:研究结果表明,与运动员相比,体育锻炼从业人员出现饮食失调的风险更高。解决体重指数问题和提高营养知识是预防和管理体育锻炼人群饮食失调行为的关键策略。针对这些方面的干预措施可提高运动员和从业人员的健康成果和表现。
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Healthcare
Healthcare Medicine-Health Policy
CiteScore
3.50
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审稿时长
47 days
期刊介绍: Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal (free for readers), which publishes original theoretical and empirical work in the interdisciplinary area of all aspects of medicine and health care research. Healthcare publishes Original Research Articles, Reviews, Case Reports, Research Notes and Short Communications. We encourage researchers to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. For theoretical papers, full details of proofs must be provided so that the results can be checked; for experimental papers, full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Additionally, electronic files or software regarding the full details of the calculations, experimental procedure, etc., can be deposited along with the publication as “Supplementary Material”.
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