title: Determinants of disordered eating behaviors among Israeli adolescent girls.
abstract: Eating behaviors were assessed by a modified SCOFF questionnaire in a National representative cross-sectional study among 2978 Israeli schoolgirls. The mean age was 14.7. Thirty percent met the criteria for disordered eating. Being Jewish or underweight reduced the odds for disordered eating. The following increased the risk: dieting, early onset of menarche, being overweight or obese, and suffering from constipation. School socio-economic status, physical activity, and smoking status were not contributory. These results help identify possible interventions to prevent the development of disordered eating behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Food and Nutrition Administration, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Dorit Nitzan
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Kaluski
authors.forename: Barnabas K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Natamba
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimony
authors.forename: Elliot M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007557:Israel; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008403:Mass Screening; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires