Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
Volume 46, Issue 4, Pages 375-380Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22097
Keywords
eating disorders; quality of life; sex; gender; binge eating; purging; dieting; community-based sample; weight and shape concerns
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- James Cook University
- University of Western Sydney
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Objective: To determine sex differences in the prevalence and impact of specific eating disorder features on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Method: A general population sample of men (n = 1,479) and women (n = 1,555) completed interviews that assessed HRQoL (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form, SF-36), and current regular occurrence of binge eating, extreme dietary restriction, purging, and overevaluation of weight or shape. Results: Men constituted a substantial minority (2341%) of participants reporting eating disorder features. Objective binge eating had a greater impact on mental health impairment in men versus women, whereas the overevaluation of weight or shape had a greater impact on general and mental health impairment in women compared with men. Discussion: Eating disorder features that impact on HRQoL are now common in men; however, the impact of specific features may differ between sexes. (c) 2013 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2013)
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