Ethnic/racial and gender differences in disordered eating behavior prevalence trajectories among women and men from adolescence into adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disordered eating behaviors (DEB) are highly prevalent and are associated with negative long-term health outcomes. Extant research on DEB prevalence trajectories has predominantly focused on white women, thereby lacking both gender and ethnic/racial diversity, which may lead to preventive interventions that are not optimally timed for socially minoritized groups. The purpose of this study was to identify patterns in DEB trajectories from adolescence to adulthood across intersecting gender and ethnic/racial identities.

Methods

Participants (n = 1314) were from Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults), a population-based sample in the United States. Unhealthy weight control behaviors and binge eating were assessed across four waves at 5-year inter

SUBMITTER: Simone M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8821169 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature