Prevalence and correlates of disordered eating in a general population sample: the South East London Community Health (SELCoH) study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Disordered eating has been shown to be more prevalent than full eating disorders diagnoses. However, research on its prevalence, socio-demographic, psychological correlates, and patterns of service use in multi-ethnic samples is still limited. This paper explores these associations in a South London-based (UK) sample.

Methods

The South East London Community Health (SELCoH) study is a general population survey (N = 1,698) of individuals aged 16+. Disordered eating was defined as ≥2 positive answers at the SCOFF questionnaire. Crude and adjusted logistic and multinomial logistic regression models were fit to investigate associations between socio-demographic characteristics, disordered eating, psychiatric comorbidity, and service use.

Results

A total of 164 (10

SUBMITTER: Solmi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4108843 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature