Characteristics of Malaysian 16-year-old girls who reported regular binge eating episodes and the associated risk factors: a descriptive study.

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Pub Date : 2023-09-15 eCollection Date: 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1515/ijamh-2023-0064

Yi-Ting Tang, Jia Xian Liew, Weng-Tink Chooi

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Objectives: Adolescents may suffer from binge eating (BE), that refers to consuming a large amount of food in a short period of time and accompanied by feelings of loss of control (LOC) over eating. This study compared the prevalence of BE between 16-year-old Malaysian girls from two types of public schools, Malay-English-medium and Chinese-Malay-English-medium schools. Additionally, this study identified associated risk factors of those who presented regular BE episodes, including LOC eating, anxiety, body mass index (BMI), body dissatisfaction (BD) and eating disorders (EDs) psychopathology.

Methods: 398 participants completed self-reports assessing BE symptoms, LOC eating, state anxiety, trait anxiety, EDs psychopathology, and BD. They also reported heights and weights. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, chi-square tests, and Z-test for independent proportions were conducted.

Results: There was no significant difference in either the prevalence of BE or EDs psychopathology between participants from the two types of schools. 71 (17.8 %) participants reported moderate-to-severe symptoms of BE, and 46 (11.6 %) reported moderate-to-severe levels of LOC eating. Those who reported moderate-to-severe symptoms of BE reported significantly higher levels of LOC eating, BD, drive to be thinner, BMI, state anxiety, and EDs psychopathology, compared to those who reported none-to-minimal BE.

Conclusions: BE and LOC eating appeared to be relatively common among secondary school girls in Malaysia. The relatively high prevalence of BE amongst adolescents in our sample highlighted the importance of early identification of signs for BE as preventive measures from developing EDs psychopathology among children and adolescents. We propose that attitudes towards eating and body image-related concerns should be included in school screenings aimed at preventing psychological problems in minors.

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报告有规律暴饮的马来西亚16岁女孩的特征及相关风险因素：一项描述性研究。

目的：青少年可能患有暴饮（BE），即在短时间内摄入大量食物，并伴有对饮食的失控感。本研究比较了两种公立学校（马来英语学校和华马来英语学校）16岁马来西亚女孩的BE患病率。此外，本研究确定了那些经常出现BE发作的人的相关风险因素，包括LOC饮食、焦虑、体重指数（BMI）、身体不满意（BD）和饮食障碍（ED）精神病理学。方法：398名参与者完成了评估BE症状、LOC饮食、状态焦虑、特质焦虑、ED精神病理学和BD的自我报告。他们还报告了身高和体重。对独立比例进行描述性统计、t检验、卡方检验和Z检验。结果：两类学校的参与者在BE或ED精神病理学的患病率上没有显著差异。71（17.8 %) 参与者报告有中度至重度BE症状，46人（11.6 %) 报告中度至重度LOC进食。报告中度至重度BE症状的人报告的LOC饮食、BD、渴望变瘦、BMI、状态焦虑和ED精神病理学水平明显高于报告无BE至轻度BE的人。结论：BE和LOC饮食在马来西亚中学生中似乎相对常见。在我们的样本中，青少年BE的患病率相对较高，这突出了早期识别BE体征作为预防儿童和青少年发展ED精神病理学的措施的重要性。我们建议，学校筛查应包括对饮食的态度和与身体形象相关的问题，以防止未成年人出现心理问题。

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International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (IJAMH) provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of new information in the field of adolescence. IJAMH is a peer-reviewed journal that covers all aspects of adolescence. Manuscripts will be reviewed from disciplines all over the world. The International Editorial Board is dedicated to producing a high quality scientific journal of interest to researchers and practitioners from many disciplines. Topics Medicine and Clinical Medicine Health issues Adolescents Hygiene and Environmental Medicine.