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Eating alone, parents’ marital status, and use of radio and girls’ magazines were risk factors for eating disorders

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.6.4.120

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    Martínez-González MA, Gual P, Lahortiga F, et al.Parental factors, mass media influences, and the onset of eating disorders in a prospective population-based cohort.Pediatrics2003;111:315–20OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    QUESTION: Are parental, mass media, sociodemographic, and psychosocial variables associated with an increased risk of developing an eating disorder (ED) in girls?

    Design

    Community cohort study with 18 months of follow up.

    Setting

    Navarra, Spain.

    Participants

    2862 girls who were 12–21 years of age {mean age 15.5 y}* and did not have an ED according to DSM-IV criteria.

    Assessment of risk factors

    Parental characteristics, mass media exposures, and other sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics were assessed by self completed questionnaires. A validated, 36 item scale was used to assess 4 components of self esteem: social, emotional, familial, and academic.

    Main outcome measure

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    • ↵* Information provided by author.

    • Sources of funding: Fundación Echebano; Spanish Department of Health; Banco Santander-Central-Hispano.

    • For correspondence: Dr A M Martínez-González, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. mamartinez{at}unav.es