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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2026

Eating disorder symptoms are prospectively associated with higher BMI percentile in male early adolescents.

Jason M Nagata, Abubakr A Al-Shoaibi, Shayna Weinstein, Zain Memon, Elizabeth J Li, Wesley R Barnhart, Christiane K Helmer, Kyle T Ganson, Alexander Testa, Jinbo He and 2 more

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Jason M NagataDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. jason.nagata@ucsf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-0604
Abubakr A Al-ShoaibiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-9984
Shayna WeinsteinDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-7326-5949
Zain MemonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5974-0820
Elizabeth J LiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0781-6064
Wesley R BarnhartDepartment of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-5225
Christiane K HelmerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2935-382X
Kyle T GansonFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-3716
Alexander TestaDepartment of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-9115
Jinbo HeDepartment of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2785-9371
Fiona C BakerCenter for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-6165
Jason M LavenderMilitary Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Program (MiCOR), Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-2280

Funding

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation 2022056NHLBI NIH HHS K08HL1549350
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate sex differences in prospective associations between eating disorder (ED) symptoms and changes in body mass index (BMI) percentile in early adolescence.

methodsThis prospective study used survey data from 7111 participants aged 10-12 years at Year 1 from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study-a diverse, national sample of adolescents from 21 sites across the United States (US). Multivariable linear regression models were used to assess the prospective associations between ED symptoms at Year 1 and BMI percentile at Year 2, adjusting for covariates and BMI percentile at Year 1. Effect moderation was explored in sex-stratified models.

resultsSex modified the relationship between ED symptoms and changes in BMI percentile. Having binge eating symptoms (B = 3.65, 95% CI 1.80-5.51, p <0.001), distress related to binge eating (B = 2.79, 95% CI 0.05-5.53, p = 0.046), inappropriate compensatory behaviors (B = 6.39, 95% CI 2.16-10.62, p = 0.005), and fear of weight gain (B = 5.26, 95% CI 3.18-7.33, p < 0.001) at Year 1 were significantly associated with higher BMI percentile at Year 2 among males. In the overall sample, distress related to binge eating (B = 2.09, 95% CI 0.40-3.69, p = 0.017) was significantly associated with a higher BMI percentile 1 year later; the interaction by sex was not statistically significant. DISCUSSION: ED symptoms were associated with higher BMI percentiles 1 year later in early adolescents, although sex-stratified findings revealed that many associations were significant only for males. Clinicians caring for early adolescents should consider evaluating for ED symptoms as potential risk factors for elevated weight. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III: Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.

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Body Mass IndexFeeding and Eating DisordersAdolescentBulimiaChildFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesSex FactorsWeight GainAdolescenceBody mass indexEating disordersEpidemiologyWeightYouth

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