Deepika D Parmar1, Amy Alabaster2, Stanley Vance3, Miranda L Ritterman Weintraub4, Josephine S Lau5. 1. Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Pediatrics Residency Program, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California. Electronic address: deepikadparmar88@gmail.com. 2. Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California. 3. Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 4. Department of Graduate Medical Education, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California. 5. Division of Adolescent Medicine, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, San Leandro, California.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) and body image dissatisfaction (BID) according to sexual minority youth (SMY) status and describe healthcare utilization patterns by SMY status. METHODS: Retrospective data from 107,528 adolescents, who had a Well Check in Kaiser Permanente Northern California in 2016, were used to compare DEB and BID by SMY status. Multivariate logistic models were used to examine the associations of SMY, birth-assigned sex, age, race/ethnicity, and body mass index on DEB and BID. The utilization of specialized eating disorder (ED) medical and mental health services and general mental health services was described at one Kaiser Permanente Northern California facility. RESULTS: BID was reported in 20,763 (19.3%) adolescents, DEB in 1,458 (1.7%) adolescents, and 5,363 (5%) adolescents identified as SMY. SMY had higher odds of having DEB and BID than non-SMY, respectively (adjusted odds ratio 2.0 95% confidence interval [1.9-2.2] and adjusted odds ratio 3.8 [3.4-4.2]). Regardless of SMY status, adolescents with older age, female sex, nonwhite race, and elevated body mass index had higher odds of ED risk factors. SMY with ED risk factors had higher ED medical utilization than non-SMY with ED risk factors (4.6% vs. 1.6%). However, SMY status was not associated with utilization of specialized ED mental health services. CONCLUSIONS: SMY had increased rates of DEB and BID but had underutilization of specialized ED mental health services. Future targeted efforts to prevent eating disorder-related mortality and morbidity for SMY should include targeted eating disorder screening and referral to specialized ED medical and mental health services.
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) and body image dissatisfaction (BID) according to sexual minority youth (SMY) status and describe healthcare utilization patterns by SMY status. METHODS: Retrospective data from 107,528 adolescents, who had a Well Check in Kaiser Permanente Northern California in 2016, were used to compare DEB and BID by SMY status. Multivariate logistic models were used to examine the associations of SMY, birth-assigned sex, age, race/ethnicity, and body mass index on DEB and BID. The utilization of specialized eating disorder (ED) medical and mental health services and general mental health services was described at one Kaiser Permanente Northern California facility. RESULTS: BID was reported in 20,763 (19.3%) adolescents, DEB in 1,458 (1.7%) adolescents, and 5,363 (5%) adolescents identified as SMY. SMY had higher odds of having DEB and BID than non-SMY, respectively (adjusted odds ratio 2.0 95% confidence interval [1.9-2.2] and adjusted odds ratio 3.8 [3.4-4.2]). Regardless of SMY status, adolescents with older age, female sex, nonwhite race, and elevated body mass index had higher odds of ED risk factors. SMY with ED risk factors had higher ED medical utilization than non-SMY with ED risk factors (4.6% vs. 1.6%). However, SMY status was not associated with utilization of specialized ED mental health services. CONCLUSIONS: SMY had increased rates of DEB and BID but had underutilization of specialized ED mental health services. Future targeted efforts to prevent eating disorder-related mortality and morbidity for SMY should include targeted eating disorder screening and referral to specialized ED medical and mental health services.
Authors: Jason M Nagata; F Hunter McGuire; Jason M Lavender; Tiffany A Brown; Stuart B Murray; Emilio J Compte; Chloe J Cattle; Annesa Flentje; Micah E Lubensky; Juno Obedin-Maliver; Mitchell R Lunn Journal: Eat Behav Date: 2022-01-12