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This cross-sectional online survey study examined the proportions of athletes classified as being at risk of LEA and DE overall and across competition levels, and assessed the co-occurrence between the two risk classifications in female volleyball players in T\u00fcrkiye, using the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) and Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26). It also examined correlations between EAT-26 total score and LEAF-Q total and domain scores. A total of 213 athletes, recruited via non-probability convenience sampling, completed the LEAF-Q and EAT-26 to assess LEA risk and DE risk, respectively. In this sample, 33.3% of athletes were classified as being at risk of LEA, with no difference across competition levels (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.825). A total of 17.4% were classified as being at risk of DE, with variation across competition levels and the highest proportion among Turkish Women\u2019s Volleyball Second League athletes (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.034). LEA risk and DE risk co-occurred in 10.3% of the sample, and DE risk was associated with higher odds of LEA risk (unadjusted OR = 3.80, 95% CI: 1.82\u20137.92). EAT-26 total score was positively correlated with LEAF-Q total and gastrointestinal function scores (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and injury history score (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.004), but not menstrual function score (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.133). 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