College of Applied Medical Sciences, Clinical Nutrition Department, Taibah University, P.O.Box 4583, Al Madinah Al Munawarah 41412, Saudi Arabia.
J Nutr Sci. 2022 Aug 26;11:e71. doi: 10.1017/jns.2022.71. eCollection 2022.
This study on adolescents was intended to assess the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes and the nutritional status of adolescent girls in Saudi Arabia. Disordered eating attitudes and behaviour were assessed using the EAT-26. The type of eating disorder (ED) was determined using Diagnostic statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition. The nutritional status of the adolescent girls was determined by measuring their weight and height twice using standard protocols. The BMI-for-age and height-for-age were defined using WHO growth charts. Comparisons between adolescent girls with and without EDs were conducted using SPSS version 26. Eating disorders (EDs) were prevalent among 10⋅2 % of these girls. Other specified feeding or EDs were the most prevalent ED (7⋅6 %), followed by unspecified feeding or eating disorder (2⋅4 %). Anorexia nervosa was common among 0⋅3 % of the girls. The eating disordered adolescents were either overweight (7⋅7 %), obese (10⋅3 %), stunted (7⋅7 %) or severely stunted (2⋅6 %). ANOVA revealed that the BMI-for-age was influenced by age ( = 0⋅028), the type of ED ( = 0⋅019) and the EAT-26 ( < 0⋅0001). Pearson's correlation showed that the EAT-26 score increased significantly with the BMI ( 0⋅22, = 0⋅0001), height ( 0⋅12, = 0⋅019) and weight ( 0⋅22, = 0⋅0001). The early detection of EDs among adolescents is highly recommended to reduce the risk associated with future impaired health status. Nutrition professionals must target adolescents, teachers and parents and provide nutritional education about the early signs and symptoms of ED and the benefits of following a healthy dietary pattern.
本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯少女饮食失调态度和营养状况的流行情况。使用 EAT-26 评估饮食失调态度和行为。使用精神障碍诊断与统计手册第五版确定饮食障碍 (ED) 的类型。使用标准方案两次测量少女的体重和身高来确定其营养状况。使用 WHO 生长图表定义 BMI 年龄和身高年龄。使用 SPSS 版本 26 对患有和不患有 ED 的少女进行比较。这些女孩中，10.2%患有饮食障碍。其他特定喂养或 ED 是最常见的 ED（7.6%），其次是未特指的喂养或进食障碍（2.4%）。神经性厌食症在 0.3%的女孩中很常见。饮食失调的青少年要么超重（7.7%），要么肥胖（10.3%），要么发育迟缓（7.7%），要么严重发育迟缓（2.6%）。方差分析表明，BMI 年龄受年龄（ = 0.028）、ED 类型（ = 0.019）和 EAT-26（ < 0.0001）的影响。Pearson 相关性显示，EAT-26 评分与 BMI（ 0.22， = 0.0001）、身高（ 0.12， = 0.019）和体重（ 0.22， = 0.0001）呈显著正相关。强烈建议早期发现青少年的 ED，以降低与未来健康状况受损相关的风险。营养专业人员必须针对青少年、教师和家长，提供有关 ED 的早期迹象和症状以及遵循健康饮食模式的益处的营养教育。
