Abnormal eating behaviors in military women
| Autor: | Carol S. Campbell, Gary D. Davis, Marc V. Williams, Richard A. Sherman, Tamara D. Lauder |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study Population Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Anorexia nervosa Feeding and Eating Disorders Binge-eating disorder Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Body Image Prevalence Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Prospective Studies Psychiatry education Exercise education.field_of_study Analysis of Variance Chi-Square Distribution Bulimia nervosa business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Middle Aged medicine.disease Eating Disorder Inventory Eating disorders Distress Cross-Sectional Studies Military Personnel Female business |
| Zdroj: | Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 31(9) |
| ISSN: | 0195-9131 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of abnormal eating behaviors in women on active duty in the Army. Methods A total of 423 female soldiers from the general population on active duty volunteered to participate in this study. They completed the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) questionnaire. Each questionnaire was screened and any woman on active duty practicing abnormal eating behaviors (criteria set up by the authors) underwent an interview. A diagnosis, using DSM IV criteria, of one of the following was determined from the interview: 1) No eating disorder, (2) Anorexia nervosa, 3) Bulimia nervosa, 4) binge eating disorder, 5a) Eating disorder NOS, and 5b) Situational eating disorder. A situational eating disorder was defined as any abnormal eating behaviors consistent with an eating disorder NOS that was practiced intermittently and in response to external pressures associated with significant distress, such as military weigh-ins or army physical fitness testing (APFT). Results Of the 423 women on active duty who participated, 33.6% (N = 142) met the questionnaire screening criteria for being "at risk" for abnormal eating behaviors and underwent an interview. Of the 142 women interviewed, 33 (8%) women were diagnosed with an eating disorder. The women with eating disorders exercised, felt dissatisfied with their weight, and felt significantly more pressure about their weight than the women without eating disorders. In addition, they also had significantly greater scores on the Drive for Thinness (DT), Bulemia (B), and Body Dissatisfaction (BD) subscales, and the total EDI scores for both the 8 and 11 subscales. Conclusion In the women on active duty in the Army studied, there was an 8% prevalence of eating disorders. |
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