An investigation into eating attitudes, body image satisfaction and nutritional status of dance and non-dance students

The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between dance students and non-dance students in terms of eating attitudes, body image satisfaction and nutritional status. There were no significant differences in nutrient intake, anthropometric measures or body image satisfaction between dance and non-dance students (Table 1). Parameter Dance students (N = 15) Non-dance students (N = 14) Median Quartiles Median Quartiles P25 P75 P25 P75 Weight (kg) 64·9 59·3 67·6 67·6 56·2 77·3 Body mass index (kg/m2) 24·2 22·3 24·8 24·3 22·2 27·5 Body fat ( %) 27·6 24·0 33·3 31·5 25·0 36·9 Calorie intake (Kcal/day) 1699·9 1077·1 1931·9 1811·0 1336·3 2003·9 Protein intake (g/day) 76·2 59·7 93·7 70·8 65·2 78·7 Carbohydrate intake (g/day) 224·1 140·8 233·5 210·0 149·9 272·4 Fat intake (g/day) 63·0 35·2 73·3 77·5 55·3 81·0 Total EAT-26 score 14·0* 11·0 21·0 6·0* 3·0 15·5 EAT-26 subscales: