title: The prevalence of eating disorders in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: This study examines the hypothesis of an association between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and eating disorders (EDs). A population of young females affected by AIS has been interviewed for a possible diagnosis of EDs. The proportion of individuals with EDs resulted significantly larger than normative epidemiological data: Prevalences were 9.2% for anorexia nervosa (AN), 7.7% for bulimia nervosa (BN) and 5.3% for eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS). The relationship between EDs and AIS was further tested through a second analysis. Severity of the rachides pathology was correlated with the presence of AN. Our study supports the hypothesis of a comorbidity between AIS and EDs: Some possible clinical explanations for this association are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation ONLUS, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alborghetti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scimeca
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Costanzo
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000453:epidemiology*