PURPOSE Servicewomen are at increased risk of common mental disorders compared with Servicemen and their female civilian counterparts. The prevalence of eating disorder risk and common mental disorders, and associated risk factors, in British Servicewomen is poorly understood. METHODS All women under 45 years in the UK Armed Forces were invited to complete a survey about demographics, exercise behaviours, eating behaviours, and common mental disorders. RESULTS 3,022 women participated; 13% of participants were at high risk of an eating disorder based on BEDA-Q and FAST scores. 25% of participants had symptoms of anxiety (GAD-7 score ≥ 10) and 26% had symptoms of depression (PHQ-9 score ≥ 10). Older age was associated with a lower risk, and heavier body mass was associated with a higher risk, of eating disorders (p ≤ 0.043). Older age and higher rank were associated with a lower risk of symptoms of anxiety and depression (p ≤ 0.031) and a heavier body mass was associated with a higher risk of symptoms of depression (p ≤ 0.012). Longer habitual sleep duration was associated with a lower risk of eating disorders and symptoms of anxiety and depression (p ≤ 0.028). A higher volume of field exercise was associated with lower risk, and a higher volume of military physical training and personal physical training was associated with a higher risk, of eating disorders (p ≤ 0.024). Job role and deployment history were not associated with any outcome. CONCLUSIONS Sleeping and training habits provide potential novel targets for exploring how common mental disorders can be managed in British Servicewomen.

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英国女军人的饮食失调风险和常见精神障碍：一项横断面观察研究。

目的 与军人及其女性文职人员相比，女军人患常见精神疾病的风险更高。英国女军人中饮食失调风险和常见精神障碍的患病率以及相关风险因素知之甚少。方法 英国武装部队中所有 45 岁以下的女性均被邀请完成一项有关人口统计、运动行为、饮食行为和常见精神障碍的调查。结果 3,022 名女性参与；根据 BEDA-Q 和 FAST 评分，13% 的参与者存在饮食失调的高风险。25% 的参与者有焦虑症状（GAD-7 得分 ≥ 10），26% 的参与者有抑郁症状（PHQ-9 得分 ≥ 10）。年龄越大，饮食失调的风险越低，体重越大，饮食失调的风险越高（p ≤ 0.043）。年龄较大和级别较高与焦虑和抑郁症状风险较低相关（p ≤ 0.031），体重较重与抑郁症状风险较高相关（p ≤ 0.012）。较长的习惯性睡眠时间与较低的饮食失调以及焦虑和抑郁症状风险相关（p ≤ 0.028）。野外锻炼量越大，饮食失调风险越低，军事体能训练和个人体能训练量越大，饮食失调风险越高（p ≤ 0.024）。工作角色和部署历史与任何结果无关。结论 睡眠和训练习惯为探索如何管理英国女军人常见的精神障碍提供了潜在的新目标。