Abstract
Abstract Introduction The overvaluation of thinness as a standard of beauty has contributed to the development of eating disorders and has mainly affected adolescents and young adults. Objective To evaluate the prevalence of risk behaviors for eating disorders and their association with dental erosion in adolescents. Material and method This is a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study. The sample consisted of 278 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, enrolled in a State School in Campinas - SP. Two questionnaires were used for the data collection on eating disorders: Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh and Eating Attitudes Test -26. The presence of erosion was evaluated by calibrated examiners. Result The mean age of the sample was 14.8 years. The prevalence of mean risk for bulimia in the sample was 43.2% (95% CI: 37.3%-49.0%) and the prevalence of adolescents with a probability of developing bulimia was 53.2% (95% CI: 47.4%-59.1%). Of the total, 11.9% (95% CI: 8.1%-15.7%) showed results suggestive of anorexia. Among women, 66.9% were classified as probability developing bulimia, whereas in men the prevalence was 39.0%. As for dental erosion, only 1.1% of the sample presented erosion. Conclusion The study pointed to large number of adolescents with risk behaviors for eating disorders but no association was found with dental erosion due to low prevalence.
Highlights
The overvaluation of thinness as a standard of beauty has contributed to the development of eating disorders and has mainly affected adolescents and young adults
The etiology of major eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia nervosa, is unknown and they are characterized by abnormal eating patterns and weight control, as well as changes in body perception and weight[7]
Regarding the symptoms of bulimia nervosa, in the present research it was found that more than 95% of respondents presented a medium/high score on the BITE scale, among which, 43.2% presented a possibility of developing the disorder
Summary
The overvaluation of thinness as a standard of beauty has contributed to the development of eating disorders and has mainly affected adolescents and young adults. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of risk behaviors for eating disorders and their association with dental erosion in adolescents. Conclusion: The study pointed to large number of adolescents with risk behaviors for eating disorders but no association was found with dental erosion due to low prevalence. The overvaluation of thinness as a pattern of beauty has contributed to the development of eating disorders that especially affect adolescents[4]. As this is a phase of life in which autonomy and independence begins to develop, eating habits change. The etiology of major eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia nervosa, is unknown and they are characterized by abnormal eating patterns and weight control, as well as changes in body perception and weight[7]
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