Gusfa D, Mancine R, Kennedy S, et al. - Researchers examined if and how disordered eating (DE) is associated with significant sport injury in adolescent athletes.

• Researchers analyzed data on injury from 308 adolescent athletes with their responses to one item of the Disordered Eating Screen for Athletes and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) items.

• Significantly higher EAT-26 scores were recorded for injured females (median score of 9) relative to all other groupings.

• Adolescent female sport injury appeared to be associated with DE, but there appeared no relationship between adolescent male sport injury and DE.

• Considering the results, researchers support the necessity for screening athletes for DE.

• In cases with a positive screen, education on the risks associated with relative energy deficiency is recommended and referral to a practitioner with knowledge of the associated complications should be made.