SynthesisEating and weight disorders : EWD2019
Eating disorders risk among medical students: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.
- The prevalence and risk factors of screen-based disordered eating among university students: a global systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Pooled it
- The prevalence of feeding and eating disorders symptomology in medical students: an updated systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Pooled it
- Mental Health of University Students in Southeastern Asia: A Systematic Review.Asia-Pacific journal of public health · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Umbrella Review on the Epidemiology of Modifiable Health Influencing Factors and on Health Promoting Interventions Among University Students.Frontiers in public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Time to Address Eating Disorder Risk Among Medical Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Associations of mindful eating and physical activity with mental workload and sleep quality in medical interns.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance Across Gender of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-Short Form in Italian Workers.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- "Mindful eating: a comparative study between medical and non-medical students of Tanta University".Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- The muscle dysmorphia-eating disorders link as a public health concern: an epidemiological study of symptom dimensions and social isolation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Eating disorders risk and body shape concerns among medical students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- High risk of disordered eating is associated with body composition, behavioural factors, and perceived stress among university students: a cross-sectional study from the UAE.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Article
- Eating disorders and related behaviors among medical students in Rabat, Morocco.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Eating disorders symptoms and associated risk factors among medical students in France: a nationwide cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Medical residents and eating disorders: an investigation of prevalence and correlates in hospital settings in Damascus.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2025Article
- Eating Disorders in the Workplace.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Exploring the burden of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in Mexico, 1990-2021.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Exploring the relations between body dissatisfaction, rumination, physical activity, and restrained eating: a latent moderated structural equation approach.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Screening of the Risk of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in the MENA region and Its Associated Factors: A Multinational Cross-Sectional Study.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeMedical students appear to be a high-risk group to develop psychological problems including eating disorders (ED). The prevalence estimates of ED risk vary greatly between studies. This systematic review and meta-analysis was done to estimate the prevalence of ED risk among medical students.
methodsAn electronic search of EMBASE, MEDLINE, ProQuest and Google Scholar was conducted. Studies that reported the prevalence of ED risk among medical students and were published in English peer-reviewed journals between 1982 and 2017 were included. Information about study characteristics and the prevalence of ED risk were extracted by four investigators. Each article was reviewed independently by at least two investigators. Estimates were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis using the DerSimonian-Laird method. The main outcome of interest was the prevalence of ED risk in medical students.
resultsThe prevalence of ED risk among medical students was extracted from nineteen cross-sectional studies across nine countries (total participants n = 5722). The overall pooled prevalence rate of ED risk was 10.4% (497/5722 students, 95% CI 7.8-13.0%), with statistically significant evidence between-study heterogeneity (Q = 295, τ2 = 0.003, I2 = 94.0%, P < 0.001). Prevalence estimates between studies ranged from 2.2 to 29.1%.
conclusionIn this systematic review and meta-analysis, the summary prevalence of ED risk among medical students was 10.4%. Further research is needed to identify and prevent ED in this population. Studies are also needed to investigate concurrent pathologies associated with ED risk. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I, systematic review and meta-analysis.
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