Concepción Díaz de León-Vázquez1, José Alberto Rivera-Márquez2, Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela3, Claudia Unikel-Santoncini4. 1. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, campus Xochimilco. Ciudad de México, México. 2. Departamento de Atención a la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, campus Xochimilco. Ciudad de México, México. 3. Departamento de Estudios de Población, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. Tijuana, Baja California, México. 4. Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz. Ciudad de México, México.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: : To estimate the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors (DEB) and identify their associations with demographic and psychological variables among freshman students at a public university in Mexico City. MATERIALS AND METHODS: : A sample of 892 subjects participated in the study. Bivariate and multinomial models were performed to determine associations between DEB and covariates. RESULTS: : Of those surveyed, 6.8% of the women and 4.1% of the men exhibited DEB (p<0.05). The variables increasing the risk of eating disorders (ED) for women were internalization of the aesthetic thin ideal (IATI), body mass index (BMI), self-esteem and physical activity, while for men they were IATI, drive for muscularity, and self-esteem. CONCLUSIONS: : The frequency of DEB among women and men and the internalization of the thin ideal in both sexes suggest the possibility of a change in the precursor conditions for eating disorders, particularly for men, who exhibit increased risk of such behaviors.
OBJECTIVE: : To estimate the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors (DEB) and identify their associations with demographic and psychological variables among freshman students at a public university in Mexico City. MATERIALS AND METHODS: : A sample of 892 subjects participated in the study. Bivariate and multinomial models were performed to determine associations between DEB and covariates. RESULTS: : Of those surveyed, 6.8% of the women and 4.1% of the men exhibited DEB (p<0.05). The variables increasing the risk of eating disorders (ED) for women were internalization of the aesthetic thin ideal (IATI), body mass index (BMI), self-esteem and physical activity, while for men they were IATI, drive for muscularity, and self-esteem. CONCLUSIONS: : The frequency of DEB among women and men and the internalization of the thin ideal in both sexes suggest the possibility of a change in the precursor conditions for eating disorders, particularly for men, who exhibit increased risk of such behaviors.
Authors: Maria Elena Acosta Enríquez; Felipe Javier Uribe Salas; Juha Baek; Jenny Patricia Sierra Archbold; Genny Carrillo Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2019-12-19 Impact factor: 3.295