Changes in eating attitudes, eating disorders and body weight in Chinese medical university students
Changes in eating attitudes, eating disorders and body weight in Chinese medical university students
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中国医科大学学生饮食态度、饮食失调及体重变化
DOI：
10.1177/0020764012445862
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发表时间：
2013-09-01
影响因子：
7.5
通讯作者：
Tang, Jinsong
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作者：
Liao, Yanhui;Liu, Tieqiao;Tang, Jinsong
背景：饮食失调是大学生的一个特殊问题。目的：了解2006 - 2008年医学生饮食态度和饮食障碍的变化，比较医学生饮食态度和体重指数（BMI，kg/m2）的性别差异。采用饮食态度量表（EAT）和饮食障碍评估问卷（CETCA）对2006 - 2008年医学生（N = 500）的饮食态度和饮食障碍的变化进行调查在2006年的全部样本中，厌食症（AN）：0;神经性贪食症（BN）：4名女性）和2008年的1.44%（AN：1名男性; BN：1名男性和3名女性）。目前的数据显示，2006年和2008年，所有学生中分别有2.26%（2名男性和9名女性）和2.47%（4名男性和6名女性）的EAT-26得分超过20分，表明饮食态度和行为扭曲。在2006年和2008年，男生的饮食态度和行为扭曲程度低于女生，而女生的体重指数低于男生。结论：2006 - 2008年大学生的饮食态度、扭曲饮食态度和大学生饮食行为能力评价均无显著性变化。然而，在2006年和2008年，女性的饮食失调和扭曲的饮食态度明显高于男性。这项研究进一步加深了我们对中国文化背景下饮食失调的理解。
Background:Eating disorders is a particular problem for university students. However, little is known about this problem among medical students who often have high stress.Aims:The aims of this study were to describe the changes in eating attitudes and eating disorders from 2006 to 2008 in a medical student sample, and to compare the gender differences of eating attitudes and body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)) with this sample.Methods:This study was conducted in Changsha city, Mainland China. Self-reported questionnaires, including the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) and Eating Disorders Assessment Questionnaire (CETCA), were employed to examine the changes in eating attitudes and eating disorders from 2006 to 2008 in a medical student sample (N = 500).Results:Self-reported findings suggest that tentative eating disorders prevalence was 0.90% (anorexia nervosa (AN): 0; bulimia nervosa (BN): 4 females) in 2006 and 1.44% (AN: 1 male; BN: 1 male and 3 females) in 2008 of the full sample. The present data showed that 2.26% (2 males and 9 females) in 2006 and 2.47% (4 males and 6 females) in 2008 of all students obtained scores greater than 20 on the EAT-26 indicative of distorted eating attitudes and behaviour. Male students kept lower distorted eating attitudes and behaviours than female students, while female students kept a lower BMI than male students in both 2006 and 2008. However, there were no statistically significant changes in eating attitudes, distorted eating attitudes and CETCA in either male or female students from 2006 to 2008.Conclusions:The results of this study suggest that there were no statistically significant changes from 2006 to 2008 in eating attitudes, distorted eating attitudes and CETCA. However, females showed significantly higher eating disorders and distorted eating attitudes compared to males in both 2006 and 2008. This study is furthering our understanding of eating disorders in a Chinese cultural context.