Psychiatric diagnoses in competitive bodybuilders versus recreational strength trainers
| Characteristics* | Competitive | Recreational | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| (n=96) | (n=888) | |||
| Ever diagnosed by a doctor or health professional with | ||||
| Depression | 6 (6.3%) | 79 (9.0%) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.7) | 0.43 |
| Anxiety | 9 (9.4%) | 70 (7.9%) | 1.4 (0.6 to 2.9) | 0.42 |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder | 0 | 16 (1.8%) | – | 0.11† |
| Body dysmorphic disorder | 1 (1.0%) | 4 (0.5%) | 1.7 (0.2 to 16) | 0.40† |
| Substance Dependence | 0 | 12 (1.4%) | – | 0.62† |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | 5 (5.2%) | 33 (3.7%) | 1.6 (0.6 to 4.1) | 0.38 |
| Anorexia nervosa | 1 (1.0%) | 3 (0.3%) | 3.1 (0.3 to 30) | 0.34 |
| Bulimia nervosa | 0 | 3 (0.3%) | – | 1.0† |
| Schizophrenia | 0 | 2 (0.3%) | – | 1.0† |
| Any type of psychiatric diagnosis | 14 (14.6%) | 143 (16.1%) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 0.74 |
| History of physical abuse‡ | 9 (9.4%) | 77 (8.8%) | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.3) | 0.80 |
| History of sexual abuse§ | 4 (4.2%) | 39 (4.5%) | 1.1 (0.4 to 3.3) | 0.83 |
*Data are reported as n (%).
†Computed by Fisher's exact test because of the presence of 0 cell.
‡Data missing on 13 recreationals.
§Data missing on 13 recreationals.