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Introduction: The relationship between psychological factors and the risk of eating disorders in sports has gained increasing attention in public health and sports science. However, evidence of self-esteem in the development of disordered eating behaviors in specific disciplines such as fencing remains limited.
Objective: To explore the association between self-esteem scores and the presence of risk for eating disorders in fencers, considering sociodemographic variables.
Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional observational study of 25 fencers. The outcome variable was the risk of eating disorders; the main exposure was the self-esteem score, while age and sex were included as covariates based on their conceptual relevance. Binary logistic regression was used to estimate associations, reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals.
Results: Twenty percent of participants were at risk of eating disorders. Self-esteem was not significantly associated with the outcome (OR≈0.97; 95% CI: 0.81-1.16 p=0.735). Men showed lower odds of risk in men compared to women (OR≈0.12; 95% CI: 0.01-1.39; p=0,090). Given the limited number of outcome events, findings should be interpreted cautiously.
Conclusions: In this sample, no conclusive evidence of an association between self-esteem and risk of ED was found. Future research should consider larger sample sizes and longitudinal designs to improve the accuracy of estimates and to explore causal relationships.Final del formulario
