title: Adolescent development and eating disorder related quality of life in Indian females.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the relationship of adolescent development and eating disorder related quality of life in Indian females.
  
  
  METHODS
  461 female school students (aged 12-17 yrs) were recruited from middle to high socio-economic status (SES), English speaking schools in Delhi, India. Adolescent development was measured by Tanner stage and months since menarche. Subjects completed the Quality of Life for Eating Disorders questionnaire (QOL ED), which included six subscores. Correlation and partial correlation coefficient analysis to control for Body Mass Index (BMI) were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After controlling for BMI, all adolescent development measures were correlated with the psychological feelings (PSY) subscore. This subscore contained items relating to confusion, social unease, sadness, difficulty coping, desiring perfection and loss of control. Tanner breast stage was correlated with the eating behaviour (EB) subscore.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  During adolescent development, Indian girls became more aware of their psychological feelings and emotions. Only those reporting breast development were using behaviours to control their body, weight and shape. These behaviours are not associated with the presence of disordered eating thoughts, such as preoccupation with food, eating, body weight or shape.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW 2065, Australia. mlal@med.usyd.edu.au
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lal
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires