Childress A C, Brewerton T D, Hodges E L, Jarrell M P
Institute of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-0742.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1993 Jul;32(4):843-50. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199307000-00021.
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are known to occur in children although prevalence studies are lacking.
Using a newly developed self-report instrument, the Kids' Eating Disorders Survey (KEDS), 3,175 students (1,610 females, 1,565 males) enrolled in grades 5 to 8 were surveyed.
More than 40% of respondents reported feeling fat and/or the wish to lose weight. These frequencies of weight control behaviors were reported, many of which were significantly greater in girls than boys (p < 0.05, chi-square): dieting (31.4%), fasting (8.7%), diet pill use (2.4%), vomiting (4.8%), diuretic use (1.5%). The effects of age, grade, weight, and race on responses are reviewed.
Findings demonstrate that development of prevention programs aimed at recognizing problem eating behavior in children is indicated.
尽管缺乏患病率研究，但已知神经性厌食症和神经性贪食症在儿童中会出现。
使用新开发的自我报告工具“儿童饮食失调调查（KEDS）”，对3175名五至八年级学生（1610名女生，1565名男生）进行了调查。
超过40%的受访者表示感觉自己胖和/或希望减肥。报告了这些体重控制行为的频率，其中许多行为在女孩中的发生率显著高于男孩（p<0.05，卡方检验）：节食（31.4%）、禁食（8.7%）、使用减肥药（2.4%）、呕吐（4.8%）、使用利尿剂（1.5%）。综述了年龄、年级、体重和种族对回答的影响。
研究结果表明，有必要制定预防计划，以识别儿童中存在问题的饮食行为。
