Farhad Rahmani-Nia F; Javad Mehrabani; Mahdiheh Zanganeh
Volume 4, Issue 2 , December 2015, , Pages 173-185
Abstract
Objective: Aging in women and the incidence of amenorrhea can lead to eating disorders, obesity and dissatisfaction of their body shape. Methodology: A total of 434 (108 athletes; BMI: 28.27±2.41, and 326 non-athletes; BMI: 35.11±4.13) Iranian women between 35-50 years old, participated ...
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Objective: Aging in women and the incidence of amenorrhea can lead to eating disorders, obesity and dissatisfaction of their body shape. Methodology: A total of 434 (108 athletes; BMI: 28.27±2.41, and 326 non-athletes; BMI: 35.11±4.13) Iranian women between 35-50 years old, participated in this study. The data were collected via a package that was consisted of questionnaires involving demographic, athletic history, menstrual pattern, eating attitude test-26, (The EAT-26 questionnaire) and female body image scale. The body mass index (BMI) was measured to compare actual, perceived and ideal body sizes Data were analyzed by Mann Whitney U and Spearman correlation. Results: The finding showed that there was no significant difference between eating disorder and secondary amenorrhea between athlete and non-athlete groups; but there was significant difference between body dissatisfaction, social pressure to change weight and actual BMI between two groups (P<0.05). The most rate of body dissatisfaction and social pressure to change weight observed in non athletes women (P<0.05). Conclusion: In general, it seems that exercise can reduce eating disorders and body dissatisfaction or fitness contribute to increased performance.
Ramin Amirsasan; Masoomeh Seyed Mosavi
Volume 2, Issue 1 , April 2012
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this research was to studying the eating disorders in athletic and non-athletic girls with different body compositions.
Method: In this research, eating disorders of 570 female athletes (including 277 athletes and 293 non-athletes) were examined with EAT-26 questionnaire. For statistical ...
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Aim: The aim of this research was to studying the eating disorders in athletic and non-athletic girls with different body compositions.
Method: In this research, eating disorders of 570 female athletes (including 277 athletes and 293 non-athletes) were examined with EAT-26 questionnaire. For statistical analysis the U man-Whitney, kruskal-wallis and one way ANOVA tests were used, also Cronbach’s alpha was used for determining interclass consistent reliability of questionnaires.
Key words: Eating disorder, Female athlete's, Body composition.
Results: results revealed that athletic female with different body composition haven’t different eating disorder, whereas there are significant differences in eating disorder of overweight non-athletic girls (P
