Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Eating Behaviors: Prevalence, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Associations With Body Mass Index Among Male and Female Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. |
| Authors: |
Slane, Jennifer D.1,2, Levine, Michele D.2, Borrero, Sonya1,3, Mattocks, Kristin M.4,5, Ozier, Amy D.5,6, Silliker, Norman7,8, Bathulapalli, Harini7,8, Brandt, Cynthia7,8, Haskell, Sally G.7,8 |
| Source: |
Military Medicine. Nov2016, Vol. 181 Issue 11, pe1650-e1656. 7p. 4 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: |
*DIAGNOSIS of eating disorders, *WOMEN veterans, *MENTAL health of veterans, *BODY mass index, *MILITARY personnel, *DISEASES, *ANTHROPOMETRY, *BULIMIA, *FOOD habits, *LONGITUDINAL method, *VETERANS, *RESEARCH funding, *PSYCHOLOGY of veterans, *COMORBIDITY, *DISEASE prevalence, DISEASES in veterans |
| Geographic Terms: |
UNITED States |
| Company/Entity: |
UNITED States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs |
| Abstract: |
Objective: There is a dearth of research examining eating behaviors, such as binge eating, among male and female veterans. The present study evaluated the prevalence of self-reported eating problems as well as associations with body mass index and psychiatric disorders among male and female Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.Methods: Participants were 298 male and 364 female veterans (M = 33.3 ± 10.6 years old) from the Women Veterans Cohort Study, a study of male and female veterans enrolled for Veterans Affairs care in New England or Indiana. Veterans self-reported on emotion- and stress-related eating, eating disorder diagnoses, and disordered eating behaviors. Diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol abuse were obtained from administrative records.Results: Female veterans reported higher rates of eating problems than did their male counterparts. Women and men who engage in disordered eating had higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, and women who engage in disordered eating had greater rates of alcohol abuse than did female veterans without eating disordered behaviors.Conclusions: Disordered eating may be a significant issue among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, and veterans with eating problems are more likely to have comorbid mental health conditions that further increase their health risks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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