Eric T Hyde, Julie A Gazmararian, Shannon L Barrett-Williams, Christi M Kay
Health Empowers You: Impact of a School-Based Physical Activity Program in Elementary School Students, Georgia, 2015-2016
The Journal of school health
examine current prevalence disordered eating behaviors large sample adolescents gender ethnicity identify gender ethnicspecific risk protective factorsthe study population included 81247 9th 12thgraders completed 1998 minnesota student survey selfreport schoolbased survey included questions disordered eating behaviors variety psychosocial characteristicsfiftysix percent 9thgrade females 28 9thgrade males report disordered eating behaviors ie one following lose control weight fasting skipping meals diet pills vomiting laxatives smoking cigarettes bingeeating slightly higher rates among 12thgrade females males 57 31 respectively among genders hispanic american indian youth reported highest prevalence disordered eating risk factors disordered eating among males females included cigarette smoking appearance concerns alcohol use protective factors males females positive selfesteem emotional wellbeing school achievement family connectedness risk protective factors similar across gender differed across ethnicity particularly among femaleshealth professionals working youth need aware high prevalence subclinical disordered eating behaviors ask appropriate screening questions provide resources referral necessary youth reporting behaviors knowledge risk protective factors serve guide intervention prevention efforts particularly apply across ethnicity