Demographic and risk factors associated with chronic dieting in adolescents.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
A comprehensive, school-based survey was administered to 36,320 Minnesota public school students in grades 7 through 12 during the 1987-1988 school year. Self-reported chronic dieting was much higher in girls than in boys (12.1% of all girls vs 2.1% of boys). For girls, the percentage of chronic dieters was significantly less in grades 7 and 8 (7.8%) than in grades 9 and 10 (13.5%) or grades 11 and 12 (14.3%). There were no differences among urban, suburban, or rural youth. Black girls were less likely to diet compared with white girls. Chronic dieters were more likely than other students to report maladaptive weight-loss techniques, such as self-induced vomiting (relative risk, 9.92 for girls and 9.40 for boys), laxative use (relative risk, 7.18 for girls and 11.00 for boys), ipecac use (relative risk, 8.33 for girls and 11.00 for boys), and diuretic use (relative risk, 7.30 for girls and 13.5 for boys). It is suggested that chronic dieting may serve as a screening marker for more severe eating and weight-loss behaviors.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Story, M; Rosenwinkel, K; Himes, JH; Resnick, M; Harris, LJ; Blum, RW
Published Date
- September 1, 1991
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 145 / 9
Start / End Page
- 994 - 998
PubMed ID
- 1877581
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0002-922X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1001/archpedi.1991.02160090046020
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States