Eating disorders in adolescent females with and without type 1 diabetes: cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescent females with type 1 diabetes mellitus compared with that in their non-diabetic peers.

Design

Cross sectional case-control led study.

Setting

Diabetes clinics and schools in three Canadian cities.

Subjects

356 females aged 12-19 with type 1 diabetes and 1098 age matched non-diabetic controls.

Main outcome measure

Eating disorders meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria.

Results

Eating disorders that met DSM-IV criteria were more prevalent in diabetic subjects (36, 10%) than in non-diabetic controls (49, 4%) (odds ratio 2.4, 95% confidence interval 1.5 to 3.7; P<0.001). Subthreshold eating disorders were also more common in those with diab

SUBMITTER: Jones JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC27398 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature