Consumo de tabaco en población escolarizada y su relación con los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria

Abstract

espanolHay estudios que avalan una relacion significativa entre el riesgo de padecer un Trastorno de la Conducta Alimentaria (TCA) y el consumo de tabaco como medida de control del apetito. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la asociacion entre el consumo de tabaco y actitudes y comportamientos presentes en la anorexia y bulimia nerviosas. El diseno del estudio es observacional analitico de casos y controles. La muestra estuvo constituida por 300 participantes de ambos sexos, de entre 12 y 20 anos de edad, que respondieron a los siguientes instrumentos de evaluacion: EAT-26, EDI-II, BULIT-R y un cuestionario adaptado sobre comportamientos, actitudes y opiniones hacia el tabaco. Se categorizaron las variables cuantitativas continuas y se agruparon a los participantes en grupos sintomaticos y asintomaticos. En el grupo sintomatico, se constato que en la variable “haber fumado diariamente, al menos un cigarrillo, durante seis o mas meses en la vida” se obtuvo una diferencia estadisticamente significativa χ² (1, N = 300) = 7.536, p EnglishRecent studies have found a significant association between the risk of developing an eating disorder and tobacco consumption as an appetite suppressant. The aim of this study was to determine the association between tobacco consumption and attitudes and behaviours associated with eating disorders. The study design was an analytical observational case-control study. The study included 300 participants of both genders participated (age range, 12--20 years). The following assessment questionnaires were used: EAT-26, EDI-II, BULIT-R, and an adapted questionnaire on behaviour, attitude, and opinions regarding tobacco. Continuous variables were categorized. Participants were grouped as symptomatic and asymptomatic. In the symptomatic group, there was a statistically significant difference between the variable “having smoked at least one cigarette daily for 6 or more months lifetime” and EAT-26 (χ² = 7.536, 1 df, Cramer’s V = 0.159, p