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Orthorexia was assessed using the ORTHO-15 and the Teruel Orthorexia Scale. Psychological distress and body dissatisfaction were measured using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and the Body Shape Questionnaire-16 (BSQ-16). Group differences were analysed using one-way ANOVA and \u03c7\u00b2 tests. Associations were examined using Spearman\u2019s rank correlation coefficients. Independent predictors of orthorexia nervosa risk were identified using binary logistic regression (Forward LR), and model performance was evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Orthorexia-related behaviours differed descriptively across disciplines; however, dance discipline did not independently predict orthorexia nervosa risk in the adjusted model. Orthorexia nervosa risk was strongly correlated with psychological distress (\u03c1\u2009=\u20090.802) and body dissatisfaction (\u03c1\u2009=\u20090.516). In the final regression model, psychological distress (OR\u2009=\u20091.316), body dissatisfaction (OR\u2009=\u20091.045), and sex (OR\u2009=\u20096.810) were independent predictors. The model demonstrated high discriminative accuracy (AUC\u2009=\u20090.945; 95% CI 0.916-0.975).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Orthorexia nervosa risk in higher-education dance students appears to be more closely associated with psychological vulnerability than with discipline-specific training characteristics. 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