Eating Disorders and Associated Health Risks Among University Students

Tavolacci, Marie‐Pierre; Grigioni, S.; Richard, L.; Meyrignac, Gilles; Déchelotte, Pierre; Ladner, Joël

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2015.06.009

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“…These authors, however, highlighted epidemiological data limitations, such as diagnostic criteria modifications and heterogeneity of analysed ED subtypes 14. Recent evidence from a large sample of French university students suggested that the prevalence of ED (any subtype, based on self-reports) was 20.5%, with the disorders being nearly three times as prevalent among females as among males 15. Several studies have indeed suggested that younger cohorts have higher odds of ED than do older ones4 16; however, the association of age with different ED subtypes is not well elucidated, and non-US research is particularly scant.…”

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Sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder subtypes among men and women in France, with a focus on age

Andreeva

Tavolacci

Galán

et al. 2018

J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundOn the population level, the association of age and other sociodemographic factors with eating disorders (ED) is unclear.MethodsWe used cross-sectional data from the French general population-based NutriNet-Santé e-cohort (n=49 603 adults; 76.3% women; mean age=50.4±14.6 years). ED were evaluated in 2014 with the 5-item SCOFF screening questionnaire and the Expali algorithmic tool. Likely cases of restrictive, bulimic, hyperphagic and other ED were the dependent variables. Age, marital status, education, occupation, physical activity and smoking were the independent variables. Associations were estimated via gender-stratified multivariable polytomous logistic regression.ResultsAmong women, age displayed inverse linear associations with both restrictive and bulimic ED, underscoring 18–25 years as the most vulnerable period (adjusted OR=3.37, 95% CI: 2.24 to 5.08 for restrictive ED; adjusted OR=2.98, 95% CI: 2.37 to 3.74 for bulimic ED, respectively). A similar association was observed in men regarding bulimic ED. In women, age was not associated with hyperphagic ED for which living alone, low education, low physical activity, being a homemaker/disabled/unemployed/retired, a manual worker or a former/current smoker had increased importance. In men, 18–39 years emerged as the least vulnerable period regarding hyperphagic ED (adjusted OR=0.74, 95% CI: 0.56 to 0.99). Across gender, having postsecondary education had significant inverse associations with all except restrictive ED, whereas being a student had a significant positive association with restrictive ED.ConclusionsThe findings support gender-specific associations of age with four ED subtypes and could inform future prevention initiatives targeting specific ED among specific age groups.Trial registration numberNCT03335644; Pre-results.

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Sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder subtypes among men and women in France, with a focus on age

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Galán

et al. 2018

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“…Eating disorders commonly begin in adolescence and young adulthood, a life stage associated with stressful events such as leaving home for college [4,5]. Studies have shown the prevalence estimates of eating disorders among college-aged students have ranged from 8% to 20.5% [6,7,8]. Alarmingly, a significant portion of college-aged students who do display signs of EDs have neither been diagnosed, nor do they seek treatment [7].…”

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Disordered Eating Behaviors and Food Addiction among Nutrition Major College Students

Tan

2016

Nutrients

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Evidence of whether nutrition students are free from food-related issues or at higher risk for eating disorders is inconsistent. This study aimed to assess disordered eating behaviors and food addiction among nutrition and non-nutrition major college students. Students (n = 967, ages 18–25, female 72.7%, white 74.8%) enrolled at a public university completed online demographic characteristics surveys and validated questionnaires measuring specific disordered eating behaviors. Academic major category differences were compared. Additionally, high risk participants were assessed by weight status and academic year. Overall, 10% of respondents were a high level of concern for developing eating disorders. About 10.3% of respondents met criteria for food addiction. In addition, 4.5% of respondents had co-occurrence of eating disorder risk and food addiction risk out of total respondents. There were no significant differences in level of concern for developing an eating disorder, eating subscales, or food addiction among academic majors. The percentage of high risk participants was lower in the underweight/normal weight group than in the overweight/obese group in health-related non-nutrition major students but not in nutrition students. Early screening, increasing awareness, and promoting healthy eating habits could be potential strategies to help treat and prevent the development of disorders or associated health conditions in nutrition as well as non-nutrition students.

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“…work), household chores, play games, sports or planned exercise, in the context of daily, family and community activities. In order to improve cardio-respiratory and muscular fitness, bone health and reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and depression (5,6). There are some mediators that affect physical activity such as knowledge and attitude.…”

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“…There are some mediators that affect physical activity such as knowledge and attitude. Some barriers such as lack of time and bad environments may impede doing physical activities (6,7). Nursing and midwifery students, candidates for bachelor of science, should pass 138 credit units in four years.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Physical Activity in Nursing and Midwifery Students

Hosseinzadeh¹,

Heidari²,

Karbord³

et al. 2016

Biotech Health Sci

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Background: There are some mediators that affect physical activity such as knowledge and attitude. Some barriers such as lack of time, bad environments may impede doing physical activities. It sounds that lack of time is a common barrier to do physical activity in nursing and midwifery students. Since they encounter some factors that affect their health, this knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study may be helpful to maintain and improve their health.

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Eating Disorders and Associated Health Risks Among University Students

Cited by 110 publications

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Sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder subtypes among men and women in France, with a focus on age

Sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder subtypes among men and women in France, with a focus on age

Disordered Eating Behaviors and Food Addiction among Nutrition Major College Students

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Physical Activity in Nursing and Midwifery Students

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