ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2019
Eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors among women: Associations with sexual risk.
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- Eating Disorders and Later Incidence of Cancer: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study in Denmark.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2025Article
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- Risk of somatic diseases in patients with eating disorders: the role of comorbid substance use disorders.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Article
- Performance-Enhancing Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors among U.S. Men: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of sex research · 2022Article
- Self-reported eating disorders and sleep disturbances in young adults: a prospective cohort study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Food Insecurity, Sexual Risk, and Substance Use in Young Adults.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2021Article
- Food Insecurity Is Associated With Poorer Mental Health and Sleep Outcomes in Young Adults.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2019Article
- The Mediating Effect of Coping Style in the Relationship Between Depression and Disordered Eating Among Chinese Female Undergraduates.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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objectiveTo evaluate the association between eating disorders or disordered eating behaviors and sexual risk in young women.
methodWe used prospective cohort data of young women ages 18-26 years from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 5,899). Exposures of interest (at 18-26 years) included a self-reported eating disorder diagnosis or disordered eating behaviors including fasting/skipping meals, vomiting, diet pills, or laxative/diuretic use to lose weight and binge eating. Sexual risk outcomes at 7-year follow-up included the number of new sexual partners, condom use, and sexually transmitted infections.
resultsHaving either an eating disorder or reporting any disordered eating behavior was associated with a greater number of new sexual partners (B = 1.09, 95% CI [0.18, 2.00]) and lower odds of condom use (odds ratio 0.70, 95% CI [0.53, 0.94] among a subsample of sexually active, unmarried women). DISCUSSION: Young women with eating disorders or who engage in disordered eating behaviors are at higher risk for multiple new sexual partners and unprotected sex. Clinicians caring for young adults with eating disorders may consider screening for sexual risk behaviors.
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