Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): Risk Assessment in Collegiate Female Athletes.
Most Division II female athletes had no or low Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport risk
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): Risk Assessment in Collegiate Female Athletes.
Alterations in energy intake (energy intake) and exercise energy expenditure (expenditure) may increase low energy availability (low energy availability) risk in Division II female collegiate athletes.
The purpose of this study was to assess the current severity and prevalence of REDs using the REDs Clinical Assessment Tool 2 (CAT2) and the Female Athlete Triad Cumulative Risk Assessment tool (FAT CRA) in Division II collegiate female ball sport athletes.
Reported demographics; history of injuries, depression, and eating disorders (eating disorders); Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire), Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire) and dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the lumbar spine, hips, and whole body to determine REDs risk using the REDs CAT2 Tool and Triad risk using the FAT CRA.
most had no or low risk, energy deficiency was uncommon in this group
Chronic low energy availability can transition to problematic low energy availability, leading to Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs).
An elevated Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire score had a higher prevalence in the yellow group ( p<0.001 ), and global and shape concern were strongly associated with (rs (25) = 0.61, p<0.001 ), (rs (25) = 0.6, p<0.001 ) an increased REDs risk.
Our findings suggest that disordered eating risk may be just as influential as physiological markers in identifying athletes at risk for REDs.