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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 0120-0011
Abstract
BECERRA-BULLA, Fabiola; SAAVEDRA-TAVERA, Yenny Alfaned; VERANO-SEPULVEDA, Angie Yulieth and WILCHEZ-HURTADO, Paula Patricia. Risk of eating disorders in a group of high school students of a school in Bogotá D.C., Colombia. 2016. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2018, vol.66, n.4, pp.571-574. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v66n4.62717.
Introduction:
According to estimations, eating disorders affect 1-4% of the general population. In Colombia, few studies address this issue; however it has been found that the percentage of women with anorexia in Bogotá D.C. is similar to figures worldwide.
Objective:
To identify the risk of developing eating disorders (ED) in sixth through eighth grade students from a private school of Bogotá D.C.
Materials and methods:
Cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in sixth through eighth grade students from a school of Bogotá D.C., who were applied the EAT-26 Test. Those with scores greater than 20 were classified as having symptoms of risk of ED, and parents were summoned to receive prevention education on this matter.
Results:
979 students were surveyed: 523 were boys and 456, girls, a 9.4% prevalence of ED risk was found. Male students of the lower grades had a higher risk of suffering from eating disorders; predominance was observed in the female sex as the grade level increased.
Conclusion:
Men are more likely to develop risk symptoms for eating disorders, especially at early ages. Designing strategies to prevent the onset of this disorder in the school population is recommended.
Keywords : Anorexia; Bulimia; Prevalence; Students; Adolescent (MeSH).