TY - JOUR
T1 - Eating Disorders and Psychopathological Traits in Obese Preadolescents and Adolescents
AU - Finistrella, Viviana
AU - Manco, Melania
AU - Corciulo, Nicola
AU - Sances, Beatrice
AU - Di Pietro, Mario
AU - Di Gregorio, Raffaella
AU - Di SanteMarsili, Fosca
AU - Fiumani, Perla Maria
AU - Presaghi, Fabio
AU - Ambruzzi, Amalia Maria
PY - 2015/3/4
Y1 - 2015/3/4
N2 - Objective: to investigate the presence of eating disorders (ED) and psychopathological traits in obese preadolescents and adolescents compared to normal-weight peers. Design: Overweight/obese patients aged 11 to 14 y and normal-weight peers’ data collected by means of self-report questionnaires administered to parents and children. Setting: Clinical Nutrition Units in the Municipalities of Rome, Naples, Gallipoli and Atri, Italy. Subjects: 376 preadolescents and adolescents. Patients were 187 (93 boys, BMI=27.9±;4.1; 94 girls, BMI=28.1±4.5); normal-weight controls were 189 subjects (94 boys, BMI=19.4±1.4; 95 girls, BMI=19.5±1.5). Measures of outcome: eating disorder behaviors, psychopathological traits and symptoms estimated by means of the eating disorders scales (EDI-2) and psychopathological scales (CBCL 4–18). Results: Patients reached higher scores than controls in most of the eating disorders scales and psychopathological scales. Twenty-one (11.2%) patients were considered at risk of developing an eating disorder and 75 (40%) presented social problems. With regard to weight status, age-group and gender, main significant interaction effects were seen in social problems (F= 6.50; p
AB - Objective: to investigate the presence of eating disorders (ED) and psychopathological traits in obese preadolescents and adolescents compared to normal-weight peers. Design: Overweight/obese patients aged 11 to 14 y and normal-weight peers’ data collected by means of self-report questionnaires administered to parents and children. Setting: Clinical Nutrition Units in the Municipalities of Rome, Naples, Gallipoli and Atri, Italy. Subjects: 376 preadolescents and adolescents. Patients were 187 (93 boys, BMI=27.9±;4.1; 94 girls, BMI=28.1±4.5); normal-weight controls were 189 subjects (94 boys, BMI=19.4±1.4; 95 girls, BMI=19.5±1.5). Measures of outcome: eating disorder behaviors, psychopathological traits and symptoms estimated by means of the eating disorders scales (EDI-2) and psychopathological scales (CBCL 4–18). Results: Patients reached higher scores than controls in most of the eating disorders scales and psychopathological scales. Twenty-one (11.2%) patients were considered at risk of developing an eating disorder and 75 (40%) presented social problems. With regard to weight status, age-group and gender, main significant interaction effects were seen in social problems (F= 6.50; p
KW - childhood and adolescent obesity
KW - eating disorders
KW - psychopathological symptoms
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U2 - 10.1080/07315724.2014.938182
DO - 10.1080/07315724.2014.938182
M3 - Article
C2 - 25751711
AN - SCOPUS:84928365964
VL - 34
SP - 142
EP - 149
JO - Journal of the American College of Nutrition
JF - Journal of the American College of Nutrition
SN - 0731-5724
IS - 2
ER -