Dietary risk behaviors among adolescents and young people of Nuevo Leon

Avila Sánchez, María de Jesús y Jáuregui Díaz, José Alfredo (2015) Dietary risk behaviors among adolescents and young people of Nuevo Leon. Revista Mexicana de Trastornos Alimentarios, 6 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2007-1523

Vista previa

Texto
AS6041866055311431521060720492_content_1.pdf - Versión Publicada
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.
Download (690kB) | Vista previa

Resumen

The present study was conducted to analyze some social and family factors that influence the risk of developing at least one risk behavior related eating disorder among young people of Nuevo Leon. The sample included 616 young people from 12-29 years, of which 316 are men and 300 women with an average age of 19.01 years (SD = 4.6) who answered the questionnaire of the National Youth Survey 2010. The results showed that the prevalence of presenting at least one risk behavior associated with eating disorders in young food of Nuevo Leon is slightly lower compared to the national average (38.2% and 39.4%). With a higher prevalence of presenting at least one eating risk behavior among women compared to men (71.8% vs. 51.3%), youth social class high compared with the low social class (41.1% and 32.5%). Furthermore, statistical analysis showed that young people who have some risk behavior associated with eating disorders come from families with little cohesion among its members. © 2015 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala.

Tipo de elemento:

Article

Materias:

H Ciencias sociales > HB Teorías Económicas, Demografía
H Ciencias sociales > HQ Familia, Matrimonio, Hogar
R Medicina > RA Aspectos Públicos de la Medicina

Divisiones:

Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales

Usuario depositante:

Dra. María de Jesús Sánchez

Creadores:

Creador	Email	ORCID
Avila Sánchez, María de Jesús	marycolef@yahoo.com	orcid.org/0000-0002-8693-4634
Jáuregui Díaz, José Alfredo	alfjadi@yahoo.com.mx	orcid.org/0000-0002-2518-8818