ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2017
Disordered Weight Management Behaviors, Nonprescription Steroid Use, and Weight Perception in Transgender Youth.
Article in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05543044 (Examining the Impact of Peer Mentors on Individuals Transitioning to Adult Eating Disorder Treatment), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Examining the Impact of Peer Mentors on Individuals Transitioning to Adult Eating Disorder Treatment: A Feasibility Study
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global Prevalence of Adolescent Use of Nonprescription Weight-Loss Products: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- Expanding the limits of sex: a systematic review concerning food and nutrition in transgender populations.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of universal secondary school-based interventions addressing the psychological risk factors of eating disorders in adolescents: a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
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- Exposure to Online Harassment and Disordered Eating in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Body Image, Disordered Eating, and Eating Disorders in Gender Diverse Youth.Current pediatrics reports · 2025Article
- Narratives as Mirrors and Doors: A Multiple-Method Pilot Evaluation of an Online, Family-Level Intervention for Families With Transgender and/or Nonbinary Youth.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2025Article
- Measurement invariance of a brief disordered eating scale in a large sample of secondary school students in Canada.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Disordered Eating in Early Adolescence: Disparities Among Minoritised Youth.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Eating disorder symptomatology among transgender and gender-diverse individuals: a cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Exercise and eating behaviors among Austrian transgender and gender-diverse adolescents.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Bone Density in Transgender Youth on Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2024Article
- What is needed for eating disorder prevention for transgender and gender diverse young adults? Findings from asynchronous online focus groups.Body image · 2024Article
- Bias-based bullying, self-esteem, queer identity pride, and disordered eating behaviors among sexually and gender diverse adolescents.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Intersecting gender identity and racial/ethnic inequities in eating disorder risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis among U.S. college students: An intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
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- Moving toward targeted eating disorder care for transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive patients in the United States.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Gender-Affirming Nutrition: An Overview of Eating Disorders in the Transgender Population.Current nutrition reports · 2023Review
- Health Consequences of Familial Negative Weight Talk Across the Spectrum of Gender Diversity.Current nutrition reports · 2023Review
- Traumatic Stress and Resilience Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth.Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeDisordered weight management behaviors are prevalent among youth; recent case reports suggested that these behaviors might also be common in transgender youth. We studied associations of gender identity with disordered weight management behaviors, nonprescription steroid use, and weight perception among transgender and cisgender (nontransgender) high-school students in Massachusetts.
methodsData were analyzed from the 2013 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey, an anonymous survey in a random sample of Massachusetts public high schools. Respondents were divided into three groups: transgender (n = 67), cisgender male (n = 1,117), and cisgender female (n = 1,289). Fisher's exact tests and multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine unhealthy weight management behaviors in the past 30 days: fasting >24 hours, vomiting, diet pill use, and laxative use; nonprescription steroid use; and self-perceived weight status. Analyses controlled for age, race/ethnicity, and body mass index.
resultsCompared with cisgender males, transgender adolescents had higher odds of fasting >24 hours (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.9, confidence interval [CI] = 1.1-7.8), using diet pills (AOR = 8.9, 95% CI = 2.3-35.2) and taking laxatives (AOR = 7.2, 95% CI = 1.4-38.4). Transgender youth had higher odds of lifetime use of steroids without a prescription than male cisgender respondents (AOR = 26.6, 95% CI = 3.5-200.1). Compared with cisgender females, transgender respondents had higher odds of perceiving themselves as healthy weight/underweight when they were overweight/obese (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI = 1.5-4.1).
conclusionsTransgender youth disproportionately self-reported unsafe weight management behaviors and nonprescription steroid use compared with cisgender youth. Clinicians should be aware of this increased risk among transgender youth. Research is needed to further understand these disparities and to inform future interventions.
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