A. L. Pemberton|Sally W. Vernon|E. S. Lee
Prevalence and Correlates of Bulimia Nervosa and Bulimic Behaviors in a Racially Diverse Sample of Undergraduate Students in Two Universities in Southeast Texas
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston|The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston|The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
crosssectional survey used selfreport questionnaire measure prevalence correlates bulimia nervosa bulimic behaviors sample undergraduate students enrolled two statesupported universities texas 1990 one university student population predominantly white predominantly nonwhite bulimia status assessed using criteria diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders third edition revised dsmiiir american psychiatric association operationalized using revised bulimia test overall 09 sample 13 females 02 males classified bulimia nervosa prevalence bulimic behaviors 54 overall 66 females 36 males racialethnic difference prevalence bulimia nervosa bulimic behaviors 15 whites n 459 04 nonwhites n 693 classified bulimia nervosa 55 whites 53 nonwhites reported bulimic behaviors univariate analysis female sex obesity dieting behavior family history alcoholism drug abuse depression statistically associated bulimic behaviors adjustment covariates obesity dieting behavior statistically significant concluded sex difference bulimic behaviors reported studies may due failure control confounding factors