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Concepción Díaz de León-Vázquez1, José Alberto Rivera-Márquez2, Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela3
1Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, campus Xochimilco. Ciudad de México, México.
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.
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