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Publication Date: 2006-Apr
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Brief Report: Young People at Risk for Eating Disorders in Southeast Brazil
Moya, Tatiana; Fleitlich-Bilyk, Bacy; Goodman, Robert
Journal of Adolescence, v29 n2 p313-317 Apr 2006
A representative sample of 7-14-year-old young people in southeast Brazil (N=1251) was assessed using standardized parent and youth interviews, thereby identifying an "at-risk" group of young people who met one or more DSM-IV criteria for anorexia and/or bulimia nervosa. These young people were compared with an age and gender matched comparison group for body mass index (BMI) and socio-economic status (SES). The prevalence of young people at risk for eating disorders was 1.4% (higher in females and rising with age). "At-risk" individuals did not differ from controls in BMI but were of higher SES. In Brazil, the link between symptoms of eating disorders and higher SES is not just a referral artefact but is evident in a representative community sample. This might reflect a stronger preference for thinness among more westernized social groups.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons, Socioeconomic Status, Body Composition, Incidence, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Clinical Diagnosis, Parents, Comparative Analysis, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Social Differences
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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