title: Abnormal eating attitudes in Mexican female students: a study of prevalence and sociodemographic-clinical associated factors.
abstract: The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of abnormal eating attitudes (AEA) in Mexican high school and university students in the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. By means of a transversal study with a weighted, random and multistage sampling process, we analyzed a representative sample of female students (N= 2006). The instrument was the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2), validated in Mexican population and a questionnaire of sociodemographic data. The prevalence of AEA was 12.6% and its frequency was significantly higher in high school than in university students. AEA cases were uniformly distributed among public and private institutions and a highly significant relationship between substances consumption and AEA was observed. A logistic regression model for AEA was obtained. Therefore, a profile of highly AEA was built based on sociodemographic data and a solid instrument validated in Mexican population, which can be employed as a screening and secondary prevention tool to design public health programs.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. V. Carranza 2405, Col. Los Filtros, 78210 San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Arellano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moncada
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Capdeville
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008403:Mass Screening; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires