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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

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

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 …