title: Association of socioeconomic status, problem behaviors, and disordered eating in Mexican adolescents: results of the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the association of socioeconomic status (SES) with disordered eating behaviors (DEB) in Mexican adolescents, and the coexistence of DEB and other problem behaviors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Information about adolescents (10-19 years) was retrieved from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 database. Associations were evaluated through ordinal regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher SES was associated with DEB (odds ratio [OR]: 2.05, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.52-2.75). Use of tobacco (OR: 2.10, 95% CI: 1.58-2.81), alcohol (OR: 2.03, 95% CI: 1.51-2.56), and suicide intent (OR: 5.13, 95% CI: 3.46-7.60) were associated with DEB.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DEB were more frequent among adolescents from higher SES households. The lack of association between SES and DEB reported by other studies might be because of the lack of variability in samples. The association of DEB and other problem behaviors highlights the importance of an integral approach to teenagers' mental health.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
authors.forename: Oswaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Palma-Coca
authors.forename: María I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hernández-Serrato
authors.forename: Aremis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villalobos-Hernández
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Unikel-Santoncini
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olaiz-Fernández
authors.forename: Ietza
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bojorquez-Chapela
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D016208:Databases, Factual; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult