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Is puberty a risk factor for eating disorders?

J D Killen1, C Hayward, I Litt

  • 1Stanford (Calif) University School of Medicine.

American Journal of Diseases of Children (1960)
|March 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Puberty may increase the risk of eating disorders in adolescent girls. Prevention efforts should focus on younger adolescents before or during early puberty to mitigate these risks.

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Area of Science:

  • Adolescent Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions affecting adolescents.
  • Understanding risk factors during critical developmental periods is crucial for prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between sexual maturation stage and eating disorder symptoms in adolescent girls.
  • To identify potential risk factors for early eating disorder development.

Main Methods:

  • A community-based sample of 971 adolescent girls in sixth and seventh grade.
  • Pubertal development assessed using self-reported Tanner stage and body mass index.
  • Eating disorder symptoms evaluated using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Disorders (SCID).

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Main Results:

  • Adolescent girls with eating disorder symptoms were more sexually mature (Tanner stage) than their peers.
  • Increased sexual maturity was associated with a 1.8-fold increased odds of presenting symptoms.
  • Body mass index showed a smaller association with symptoms after adjusting for sexual maturity.

Conclusions:

  • Puberty emerges as a potential risk factor for the development of eating disorders in adolescent girls.
  • Early intervention and prevention strategies targeting prepubertal and peripubertal adolescents may be most effective.