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Prevalence And Correlates Of Eating Disorders In Latinos In The U.S., R Striegel, M Alegria, M Woo, Z Cao, M Torres, X Meng
Prevalence And Correlates Of Eating Disorders In Latinos In The U.S., R Striegel, M Alegria, M Woo, Z Cao, M Torres, X Meng
Ruth H Striegel
Objective
To present national estimates and correlates of lifetime and 12-month DSM-IV eating disorders for Latinos.
Method
Data come from the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS), a national epidemiological household survey of Latinos in the Unied States.
Results
Latinos have elevated rates of any binge eating and binge eating disorder but low prevalence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The US born and those living a greater percentage of their lifetime in the US evidenced higher risk for certain eating disorders while severe obesity and low levels of education were significant correlates. Rates of treatment utilization were exceedingly …
Childhood Overweight And Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: The National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Growth And Health Study, R Striegel, D Thompson, E Obarzanek, D Franko, B Barton, J Morrison, F Biro, S Daniels
Childhood Overweight And Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: The National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Growth And Health Study, R Striegel, D Thompson, E Obarzanek, D Franko, B Barton, J Morrison, F Biro, S Daniels
Ruth H Striegel
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the prevalence and incidence of overweight in African-American and Caucasian girls, and to examine associations between adolescent overweight and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.
STUDY DESIGN:
In the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS), annual measurements were obtained from girls followed longitudinally between age 9 or 10 and 18 years; self-reported measures were obtained at age 21 to 23 years. A total of 1166 Caucasian girls and 1213 African-American girls participated in the study. Childhood overweight as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was the independent variable of …