South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru.
Oficina de Epidemiología, Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Chiclayo 14012, Peru.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 6;20(4):2848. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20042848.
Few studies have evaluated eating disorders in military personnel engaged in defense activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with eating disorders in military personnel from Lambayeque, Peru. A secondary data analysis was performed among 510 military personnel during the second epidemic wave of COVID-19 in Peru. We used the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) to assess eating disorders. We explored associations with insomnia, food insecurity, physical activity, resilience, fear to COVID-19, burnout syndrome, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and selected sociodemographic variables. Eating disorders were experienced by 10.2% of participants. A higher prevalence of eating disorders was associated with having 7 to 12 months (PR: 2.97; 95% CI: 1.24-7.11) and 19 months or more (PR: 2.62; 95% CI: 1.11-6.17) working in the first line of defense against COVID-19, fear of COVID-19 (PR: 2.20; 95% CI: 1.26-3.85), burnout syndrome (PR: 3.73; 95% CI: 1.90-7.33) and post-traumatic stress (PR: 2.97; 95% CI: 1.13-7.83). A low prevalence of eating disorders was found in the military personnel. However, prevention of this problem should be focused on at-risk groups that experience mental health burdens.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间参与防御活动的军人中，很少有研究评估饮食失调。我们旨在确定秘鲁 Lambayeque 的军人中饮食失调的患病率和相关因素。在秘鲁 COVID-19 第二次疫情期间，对 510 名军人进行了二次数据分析。我们使用饮食态度测试（EAT-26）评估饮食失调。我们探讨了与失眠、食物不安全、身体活动、韧性、对 COVID-19 的恐惧、倦怠综合征、焦虑、抑郁、创伤后应激和选定的社会人口学变量的关联。10.2%的参与者经历了饮食失调。与在 COVID-19 一线工作 7 至 12 个月（PR：2.97；95%CI：1.24-7.11）和 19 个月或更长时间（PR：2.62；95%CI：1.11-6.17）、对 COVID-19 的恐惧（PR：2.20；95%CI：1.26-3.85）、倦怠综合征（PR：3.73；95%CI：1.90-7.33）和创伤后应激（PR：2.97；95%CI：1.13-7.83）相关的饮食失调患病率较高。在军人中发现饮食失调的患病率较低。然而，应针对经历心理健康负担的高危人群来预防这个问题。
