F Gonidakis1, A Sigala, E Varsou, G Papadimitriou. 1. 1st Psychiatric Department, Athens University Medical School, Vas Sofias 74, 11528 Athens, Greece. fragoni@yahoo.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate eating attitudes and related factors in a sample of first-year female students of Harokopion University, Nutrition and Dietetics (ND) School. METHOD: The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), a set of 12 male and female figures, and two questionnaires for demographic, clinical and nutritional data were administered to 53 ND students and 54 first-year female students of Athens Technological Institution Health Visitors (HV) School. RESULTS: The ND group scored higher in EAT-26 total score (p=0.05) and Diet subscale (p=0.02) than the HV group. EAT-26 score in the ND group correlated significantly with dinner avoidance (correlation coefficient: 0.3, p=0.02). Logistic regression analysis showed that avoidance of dinner (p=0.03), choosing leaner ideal women figures (p=0.005) and larger self images (p=0.01) were the three factors that could predict high EAT-26 scores in the ND group (EAT-26>or=20). CONCLUSIONS: First-year ND students might have more often disordered eating attitudes as opposed to students from other university programs.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate eating attitudes and related factors in a sample of first-year female students of Harokopion University, Nutrition and Dietetics (ND) School. METHOD: The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), a set of 12 male and female figures, and two questionnaires for demographic, clinical and nutritional data were administered to 53 ND students and 54 first-year female students of Athens Technological Institution Health Visitors (HV) School. RESULTS: The ND group scored higher in EAT-26 total score (p=0.05) and Diet subscale (p=0.02) than the HV group. EAT-26 score in the ND group correlated significantly with dinner avoidance (correlation coefficient: 0.3, p=0.02). Logistic regression analysis showed that avoidance of dinner (p=0.03), choosing leaner ideal women figures (p=0.005) and larger self images (p=0.01) were the three factors that could predict high EAT-26 scores in the ND group (EAT-26>or=20). CONCLUSIONS: First-year ND students might have more often disordered eating attitudes as opposed to students from other university programs.
Authors: Cynthia M Bulik; Patrick F Sullivan; Federica Tozzi; Helena Furberg; Paul Lichtenstein; Nancy L Pedersen Journal: Arch Gen Psychiatry Date: 2006-03
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