title: Disordered eating behaviors in university students in Hanoi, Vietnam.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the study was to examine disordered eating behaviors in university students in Vietnam.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 244 female university students participated, and 203 data could be analyzed. The Body Mass Index, the SCOFF screening questionnaire and the Eating Disorder Inventory 2 were used to explore disordered eating behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  45.3% of the participants were underweight, 53.2% were normal weight and 1.5% were overweight. 48.8% of students reported two or more yes-responses on the SCOFF screening questionnaire which indicates a high possibility of having eating disorder symptoms. The mean score for underweight subjects (M = 14.79, SD = 6.81) indicated a lower level on the drive for thinness scale of the EDI-2 compared to normal weight subjects (M = 24.65, SD = 6.86) and overweight subjects (M = 31.33, SD = 6.66). Additionally, underweight subjects (M = 27.24, SD = 7.57) were less dissatisfied with their body than normal weight subjects (M = 35.94, SD = 8.67) and overweight subjects (M = 43.33, SD = 11.24). A significant positive correlation appeared between the BMI and the EDI-2. The SCOFF questionnaire showed a statistically significant negative correlation with the BMI and the EDI-2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite some limitations the current study shows a tendency in young females in urban Vietnam to be underweight and to develop disordered eating symptoms such as drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction. However, more studies using the SCOFF and the EDI-2 would be needed to verify these findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Freiburg University Medical Center, Hauptstrasse 8, Freiburg, 79104 Germany.
authors.forename: Nayeong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health, Hanoi Medical University, 78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Duong Minh
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health, Hanoi Medical University, 78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Nguyen Kim
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Viet
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Freiburg University Medical Center, Hauptstrasse 8, Freiburg, 79104 Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scheib
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Freiburg University Medical Center, Hauptstrasse 8, Freiburg, 79104 Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wirsching
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Freiburg University Medical Center, Hauptstrasse 8, Freiburg, 79104 Germany.
authors.forename: Almut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeeck
keywords: Body mass; Eating disorder Inventory 2; Eating disorders; Female students; SCOFF questionnaire; Vietnam