Abnormal eating behaviors among medical students at a university in southern Santa Catarina, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica

Anna Paula Piovezan¹  Vivian Comelli Alberton¹  Márcio José Dal-Bó¹  Rosemeri Maurici da Silva¹ 

[1] Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina;

关键词: Eating disorders;    Eating behavior;    Medical students;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-55022013000100003

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: Disturbances in eating behavior significantly affect young adults. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of abnormal eating behaviors, according to the Eating Attitudes Test - 26 (EAT-26) in medical students at a university in southern Santa Catarina State, Brazil. METHODS: Self-reported questionnaire, based on the EAT-26 scale, was administered to medical students. Additional questions about age, gender, study period of the course, weight and height were asked. A total of 391 medical students were assessed, amounting to 93.3 percent of the 419 students enrolled. RESULTS: Ten percent of the surveyed subjects had positive EAT-26 scores. This outcome measure was positive associated with females (PR 6.5), body mass index (BMI) ≤ 25 kg/m² (PR 4.5), age ≤ 20 years (PR 1.3) and being student from 1st to 5th semester of the course (PR 1.7). A higher proportion of women gave positive responses to behaviors related to control of food intake or weight loss than men. CONCLUSION: The significant prevalence of behaviors related to eating disorders, predominantly among women, suggests the implementation of preventive measures targeting this population.

【 授权许可】

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