ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2016
Does Sex Matter in the Clinical Presentation of Eating Disorders in Youth?
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- Emotional eating in relation to psychological stress during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in faculty of medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Prevalence of food addiction using the Yale-C scale in Mexican children with overweight and obesity.PeerJ · 2022Article
- Relationship between eating disorders and internalized problems in chilean adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
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- Risk Factors for Eating Disorders and Perception of Body in Young Adults Associated with Sex.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeEating disorders (EDs) impact both males and females, but little is known about sex differences in ED psychopathology and overall clinical presentation. This study compared demographic and clinical characteristics of child and adolescent males and females who presented for ED treatment.
methodsParticipants included 619 youth (59 males and 560 females) ages 6-18 years who presented for treatment between 1999 and 2011.
resultsMales presented for ED treatment at a significantly younger age (p < .001), earlier age of onset (p = .004), and were more likely to be nonwhite (p = .023). Females showed more severe ED pathology across the Eating Disorder Examination subscales (weight concern: p < .001; eating concern: p < .001; restraint: p = .001; and shape concern: p = .019) and global score (p < .001). Males were more likely to present with an ED other than anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa (p = .002). Females presented with significantly higher rates of mood disorders (p = .027) and had a lower average percent of expected body weight (p = .020). Males and females did not differ in duration of illness, prior hospitalization or treatment, binging and purging episodes, anxiety disorders, behavioral disorders, or self-esteem. All analyses were controlled for age.
conclusionsResults indicate that further exploration into why the sexes present differently may be warranted. Developing ED psychopathology assessments that better capture nuances particular to males and reevaluating criteria to better categorize male ED diagnoses may allow for more targeted treatment.
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