[The incidence of pathological eating behaviour among schoolchildren in a large urban area].
Clinical experience and international epidemiological studies indicate an increase in pathological eating behaviour as well as a shift towards increasingly younger children. In order to study its frequency in Germany a large random sample, 2,844 pupils of the 10 th class level were contacted as part of a school medical examination to take part in a questionnaire study using the Eating Disorder Inventory. Age, gender, BMI and the type of school were also recorded. From the statistical description of healthy matching samples, gender-specific cut-off values were established and this methodical approach was discussed critically. Of the predominantly 15/16-year-old schoolchildren, 83 % took part in the study. Regardless of gender and type of school, more than 7% had an anorexic body weight and 10% of female and 2% of male pupils had bulimic eating behaviour.
Bahrke
Ulrich
U
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
Arends
Mareke
M
Bandemer-Greulich
Ulrike
U
Dreyer
Barbara
B
Röpke
Hadwig
H
Fikentscher
Erdmuthe
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000855:Anorexia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014505:Urban Population