title: Prevalence of Eating Disorder Risk and Associations with Health-related Quality of Life: Results from a Large School-based Population Screening.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of eating disorder (ED) risk as well as associated psychopathology and health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in a large population sample of Austrian adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 3610 adolescents aged 10-18 years was recruited from 261 schools representative for the Austrian population. The SCOFF questionnaire was used to identify participants at risk for EDs, and the Youth Self-Report and KIDSCREEN were used to assess general psychopathology and HrQoL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, 30.9% of girls and 14.6% of boys were screened at risk for EDs. SCOFF scores were significantly associated with internalising and externalising behavioural problems as well as HrQoL after controlling for sex, age and body mass index. The SCOFF score further turned out to be an independent predictor of HrQoL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high prevalence of ED risk among Austrian adolescents points out the need for prevention in this field. Variables indicating eating pathology should be included in general mental health screenings.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Health Promotion Research, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeiler
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Health Promotion Research, Austria.|Ferdinand Porsche Distance University of Applied Sciences (FernFH), Austria.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Waldherr
authors.affiliation: Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Philipp
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Health Promotion Research, Austria.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nitsch
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Health Promotion Research, Austria.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dür
authors.affiliation: Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karwautz
authors.affiliation: Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D011599:Psychopathology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012306:Risk; D012572:School Health Services; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: SCOFF screening; adolescents; disordered eating behaviour; prevalence