Clustering of eating disorder symptoms in a general population female twin sample: a latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported that the current DSM-IV eating disorder (ED) criteria do not adequately describe ED symptomatology. The objective of the current study was to examine the clustering of ED symptoms in a general population sample using latent class analysis (LCA).Met...

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Publicado en:Psychological Medicine Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 1097 - 1108
Autores principales: Duncan AE, Bucholz KK, Neuman RJ, Agrawal A, Madden PA, Heath AC
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Cambridge University Press Aug2007
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          Anorexia Nervosa Epidemiology
          Bulimia Epidemiology
          Disease Attributes Epidemiology
          Obesity Epidemiology
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Alcoholism Diagnosis
          Alcoholism Epidemiology
          Alcoholism Psychosocial Factors
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          Anorexia Nervosa Diagnosis
          Anorexia Nervosa Psychosocial Factors
          Anorexia Nervosa
          Body Mass Index
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          Bulimia
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          Depression Diagnosis
          Depression Epidemiology
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          Depression
          Diet, Reducing
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          Mental Disorders Diagnosis
          Mental Disorders Epidemiology
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          Mental Disorders
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          Obesity Diagnosis
          Obesity Psychosocial Factors
          Obesity
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          Substance Use Disorders Epidemiology
          Substance Use Disorders Psychosocial Factors
          Substance Use Disorders
          Suicide Psychosocial Factors
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          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
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      ab: ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported that the current DSM-IV eating disorder (ED) criteria do not adequately describe ED symptomatology. The objective of the current study was to examine the clustering of ED symptoms in a general population sample using latent class analysis (LCA).MethodED symptoms from 3723 female young adult twins (mean age 22) were analyzed using LCA, and resulting classes were compared on external validators reflecting ED and other co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses, substance use disorders (SUDs), and suicidality. RESULTS: The optimal solution consisted of five latent classes characterized as: (1) Unaffected; (2) Low Weight Gain; (3) Weight Concerned; (4) Dieters; and (5) ED. Members of the ED class had significantly higher prevalence of co-morbid psychiatric disorders, SUDs, and suicidality than the Unaffected and Low Weight Gain classes, and elevated rates of suicidality and major depression compared to the Weight Concerned and Dieter classes, which differed from each other primarily in terms of current body mass index (BMI). Dieter class members were more likely to be overweight and obese and less likely to be underweight than Weight Concerned class members. The majority of women with an ED diagnosis were assigned to the ED class, and few differences were found between ED class members with and without an ED diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: The results add to the evidence that many women with significant ED psychopathology are not being identified by the DSM-IV ED categories.
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