摂食障害のある男性における骨粗鬆症と骨粗鬆症

A E Andersen, T Watson, J Schlechte

Lancet (London, England)

|June 20, 2000

まとめ

摂食障害は女性と同じくらい男性にも影響し,これまでの仮定に異議を唱える. この研究は,男性の摂食障害もより重症で,骨のミネラル密度に影響を与える可能性があることを示しています.

科学分野:

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公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.

背景:

摂食障害 (ED) と関連する骨のミネラル密度 (BMD) 欠乏症は,女性で頻繁に記録されています.
男性におけるEDの罹患率と重症度は,研究不足であり,潜在的に過小評価されているままです.

研究の目的:

女性と比較して男性における摂食障害の有病率を調査する.
男性における摂食障害の潜在的重症度,特に骨の健康に関する重症度を評価する.

主な方法:

性別による摂食障害の流行に関する疫学的な分析.
罹患した男性と女性の骨のミネラル密度の比較評価.

主要な成果:

証拠によると,摂食障害は男性と女性の間で同様の頻度で起こることが示唆されています.
予備的な調査結果によると,男性では摂食障害がより重症になり,骨の健康に影響を及ぼす可能性がある.

結論:

摂食障害が主に女性の症状であるという認識は,見直す必要がある.
男性特有のEDと,骨密度を含む健康への影響に関するさらなる研究が必要である.

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