Risk of Developing Eating Disorders and Some Related Factors in Female Undergraduates of GMC, Nagpur.

Thatikonda Nithisha; Dr. Sarita K Sharma

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Risk of Developing Eating Disorders and Some Related Factors in Female Undergraduates of GMC, Nagpur.

Thatikonda Nithisha, Dr. Sarita K Sharma

Abstract :

AIM: Purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors and risk of developing eating disorders(ED) amongst female undergraduates of GMC, Nagpur. METHODOLOGY:A total of 154 subjects registered for 1^st and 2^nd MBBS in GMC, Nagpur consented for the study. Data was collected by using predesigned and pretested questionnairebased on EAT–26. Results were analyzed by EPI INFO 7.3.5.RESULTS:45(29.23%) subjectswere at risk of developing an ED and majority of them had their BMI deviated from normal (P = 0.0001). Factors like mother�s education, duration of sleep and food intake during stress were also strongly related to risk of developing EDs.CONCLUSIONS: Strong association between BMI, sleep duration, food intake during stress and risk of developing EDswere observed that are probably important for DEB diagnosis and treatment in the normal population.