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Eating Disorder Risk and Extreme Weight-control Behaviours among Young University Students: Is the Desire to Change Eating Habit Correlated?

Authors: ABIODUN Olumide

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Journal Of Advances In Medicine And Medical Research

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Background: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the desire to change eating habits and the risk of eating disorders and extreme weight-control behaviours among university students aged 15 to 24 years. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 1470 randomly selected undergraduate students of four universities. Data were collected using the well-validated Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) questionnaire. The effects of the desire to change eating habit on the outcome variables were assessed using odds ratio while possible effect modification by gender was assessed using the Mantel-Haenzsel test. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to build models to predict the outcome variables. Results: The prevalence of Eating Disorder Risk and Extreme Weight-control Behaviours were 17.01% (95% CI=15.17-19.02) and 23.33% (95% CI=21.24-25.57) respectively. The desire to change eating habits was associated with greater odds of Eating Disorder Risk (1.43; 95CI=1.081.90; p= 0.011). The desire to change eating habits was associated with greater odds of Extreme Weight-control Behaviours among male participants (OR=2.37; 95%CI=1.59-3.53; p<0 xss=removed CI=0.70-1.37; p=0.8899).>

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ABIODUN,O. . (2018). Eating Disorder Risk and Extreme Weight-control Behaviours among Young University Students: Is the Desire to Change Eating Habit Correlated?, 27 (), 1-1.

ABIODUN,O. . "Eating Disorder Risk and Extreme Weight-control Behaviours among Young University Students: Is the Desire to Change Eating Habit Correlated?" 27, no (), (2018): 1-1.

ABIODUN,O. and . (2018). Eating Disorder Risk and Extreme Weight-control Behaviours among Young University Students: Is the Desire to Change Eating Habit Correlated?, 27 (), pp1-1.

ABIODUNO, . Eating Disorder Risk and Extreme Weight-control Behaviours among Young University Students: Is the Desire to Change Eating Habit Correlated?. 2018, 27 ():1-1.

ABIODUN,Olumide , . "Eating Disorder Risk and Extreme Weight-control Behaviours among Young University Students: Is the Desire to Change Eating Habit Correlated?", 27 . (2018) : 1-1.

A.Olumide , "Eating Disorder Risk and Extreme Weight-control Behaviours among Young University Students: Is the Desire to Change Eating Habit Correlated?" vol.27, no., pp. 1-1, 2018.

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