Table 4

Associations of menstrual history and eating behaviours during the sports career with career length, participation level, injury-related harms during the career and career termination due to injury

Sports career length (n=100)
B95% CIP value
Primary amenorrhoea2.28−0.55 to 5.110.115
Secondary amenorrhoea−0.16−2.05 to 1.720.864
EDE-QS−0.15−0.26 to −0.050.003*
Time (age 16–18 vs age 13–15)0.63−1.47 to 2.730.555
Time (age 19–21 vs age 13–15)3.010.64 to 5.380.013*
Participation level (international vs national) (n=100)
OR95% CIP value
Primary amenorrhoea1.090.54 to 2.210.808
Secondary amenorrhoea0.510.27 to 0.950.033*
EDE-QS0.990.95 to 1.030.544
Time (age 16–18 vs age 13–15)0.060.56 to 2.000.086
Time (age 19–21 vs age 13–15)1.740.87 to 3.490.117
Injury-related harms during the sports career (n=100)
OR95% CIP value
Primary amenorrhoea1.220.53 to 2.810.639
Secondary amenorrhoea4.001.88 to 8.48<0.001*
EDE-QS0.970.93 to 1.010.187
Time (age 16–18 vs age 13–15)1.140.49 to 2.660.758
Time (age 19–21 vs age 13–15)1.400.57 to 3.470.461
Sports career termination due to injury (n=94)
OR95% CIP value
Primary amenorrhoea0.610.30 to 1.230.168
Secondary amenorrhoea1.891.02 to 3.510.045*
EDE-QS1.010.97 to 1.050.598
Time (age 16–18 vs age 13–15)0.900.48 to 1.690.747
Time (age 19–21 vs age 13–15)1.160.57 to 2.370.683

  • *p<0.05

  • EDE-QS, the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire short form scores.