Risk of eating disorders in Mexican university students

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dc.contributor.affiliationÁrea Académica de Nutrición, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, México
dc.contributor.emailyazmin_gonzalez8977@uaeh.edu.mx (Y. González-Alvarado); tsaucedo@uaeh.edu.mx (T. de Jesús Saucedo-Molina); clunikel@gmail.com (C. Unikel-Santoncini)
dc.creatorGonzález-Alvarado, Yazmín
dc.creatorSaucedo-Molina, Teresita de Jesús
dc.creatorUnikel-Santoncini, Claudia
dc.date2024
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-04T21:26:38Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.published2024
dc.descriptionObjective: To determine the distribution of the risk of developing an eating disorder, other psychological variables, body mass index (BMI) and physical activity in Mexican university students. The second aim was to determine the association between the risk of developing an eating disorder and all variables by sex. Design: A cross-sectional study was carried out. Setting: The Health Sciences Institute and the Agricultural Sciences Institute within the Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Mexico. Participants: 395 university students (65 % women) aged 18 to 29. Analysis: Descriptive, correlational and binary regression model. Results: The risk of developing an eating disorder (moderate and high) was 37.3 % for women and 32.6 % for men. A logistic regression analysis of women showed that thin-ideal internalization (12.9 times), BMI (3.5 times) and inactivity (2.6 times) increased the risk of developing an eating disorder. In men, the drive for muscularity (7.5 times) and BMI (2.3 times) increased the risk. Conclusion and implications: The variables associated with the risk of developing an eating disorder differed by sex, except for BMI, which increased the risk in both sexes. Findings should be considered in the design of future interventions to prevent the risk of eating disorders and associated factors.
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dc.identifierJC41DIEP24
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104281
dc.identifier.eissn0001-6918
dc.identifier.issn0001-6918
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
dc.identifier.placePaíses Bajos
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/61
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104281
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation246:104281
dc.relation.jnabreviadoACTA PSYCHOL (AMST)
dc.relation.journalActa Psychologica
dc.rightsAcceso Cerrado
dc.subject.kwEating disorder risk
dc.subject.kwPsychological variables
dc.subject.kwUniversity students
dc.subject.kwMexico
dc.titleRisk of eating disorders in Mexican university students
dc.typeArtículo

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