Table 4 COVID-19 Categorical Responses vs. Athletic Status and Sex and Difference Within Response Groups
| All participants (n = 198) |
Current Athletes Females (n = 77) |
Former Athletes Females (n = 93) |
Current Athletes Males (n = 14) |
Former Athletes Males (n = 14) | |||||||
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EAT-26 M (SD) | %, n |
EAT-26 M (SD) | %, n |
EAT-26 M (SD) | %, n |
EAT-26 M (SD) | %, n |
EAT-26 M (SD) | ||
| 1. How has your body image changed since COVID-19? | Worse | 34.8 (n = 69) | 9.0 (13.4)a | 42.9 (n = 33) | 8.0 (14.4) | 34.4 (n = 32) | 15.0 (12.9)b | 14.3 (n = 2) | 15.0 (12.7) | 14.3 (n = 2) | 4.0 (2.8) |
| Same | 50.5 (n = 100) | 5.0 (11.4)a | 42.9 (n = 33) | 7.0 (13.6) | 52.7 (n = 49) | 4.0 (11.1)b | 71.4 (n = 10) | 2.0 (6.9) | 57.1 (n = 8) | 3.5 (2.7) | |
| Better | 14.6 (n = 29) | 5.0 (8.1) | 14.3 (n = 11) | 8.0 (10.7) | 12.9 (n = 12) | 5.0 (5.9) | 14.3 (n = 2) | 2.0 (1.4) | 28.6 (n = 4) | 4.5 (4.0) | |
| 2. How has your relationship with food changed since COVID-19? | Worse | 32.8 (n = 65) | 13.0 (14.5)a | 46.8 (n = 36) | 10.5 (14.3) | 28.0 (n = 26) | 21.0 (14.6)b | 14.3 (n = 2) | 13.0 (15.6) | 7.1 (n = 1) | 9.0 (0.0) |
| Same | 53.0 (n = 105) | 5.0 (9.7)a | 41.6 (n = 32) | 6.0 (13.3) | 55.9 (n = 52) | 4.0 (7.9)b | 71.4 (n = 10) | 4.0 (6.7) | 78.6 (n = 11) | 3.0 (2.0 | |
| Better | 14.1 (n = 28) | 7.5 (9.1) | 11.7 (n = 9) | 7.0 (11.5) | 16.1 (n = 15) | 8.0 (8.5) | 14.3 (n = 2) | 1.5 (0.7) | 14.3 (n = 2) | 8.5 (3.5) | |
| 3. Has anything made things more challenging for you over this time? | Yes | 62.6 (n = 124) | 6.0 (12.7) | 76.6 (n = 59) | 7.0 (13.2) | 54.8 (n = 51) | 11.0 (13.0)b | 57.1 (n = 8) | 2.0 (1.8) | 42.9 (n = 6) | 2.0 (3.7) |
| No | 37.4 (n = 74) | 6.0 (10.6) | 23.4 (n = 18) | 9.0 (14.5) | 45.2 (n = 42) | 4.0 (9.0)b | 42.9 (n = 6) | 11.0 (9.8) | 57.1 (n = 8) | 4.5 (2.5) | |