Prevalence of Disordered Eating and Its Associated Factors From a Socioecological Approach Among a Sample of Spanish Adolescents: The EHDLA Study

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Title: Prevalence of Disordered Eating and Its Associated Factors From a Socioecological Approach Among a Sample of Spanish Adolescents: The EHDLA Study
Authors: José Francisco López-Gil, Estela Jiménez-López, Rubén Fernández-Rodríguez, Miram Garrido-Miguel, Desirée Victoria-Montesinos, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza, Pedro J. Tárraga-López, Arthur Eumann Mesas
Source: International Journal of Public Health, Vol 68 (2023)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Public aspects of medicine
Subject Terms: eating disorders, lifestyle, correlates, youths, obesity, overweight, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
More Details: Objectives: The aim of this study was twofold: a) to establish the prevalence of adolescents with disordered eating and b) to determine the factors associated with this prevalence in a sample of Spanish adolescents from the Valle de Ricote (Region of Murcia, Spain).Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 730 adolescents (56.2% girls) from the EHDLA study. To determine the prevalence of disordered eating, the Sick, Control, One stone, Fat, Food (SCOFF) questionnaire was used. A socioecological approach was used to identify individual-, interpersonal-, or organizational-level factors associated with disordered eating.Results: The prevalence of disordered eating was 30.1%. This condition was associated with female sex (odds ratio [OR] = 2.60; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.81–3.73), immigrant status (OR = 2.22; 95% CI, 1.51–3.25), or excess weight (OR = 2.74; 95% CI, 1.93–3.89). Furthermore, for each additional hour slept, lower odds of having disordered eating were found (OR = 0.81; 95% CI, 0.67–0.98).Discussion: Almost one-third of the sample of Spanish adolescents analyzed reported disordered eating. Female sex, immigrant status and excess weight are individual aspects that seem to be related to disordered eating among Spanish adolescents.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1661-8564
Relation: https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605820/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1661-8564
DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605820
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/04964a5438fa4b5ba2f8bb255459e971
Accession Number: edsdoj.04964a5438fa4b5ba2f8bb255459e971
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:16618564
DOI:10.3389/ijph.2023.1605820
Published in:International Journal of Public Health
Language:English