Sexual assault history and eating disorder symptoms among White, Hispanic, and African-American women and men

Bibliographic Data

ID11034701
AuthorsA Laws (Stanford Medicine), Jacqueline M Golding (0000-0002-8716-351X)
Year1996
Volume86
Issue4
Pages579-582
Publication date1996-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.86.4.579
PMID8604796
OpenAlexW2034438288
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited26

Data from two Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program sites (Los Angeles and North carolina) were analyzed to examine relations of sexual assault history to eating disorder symptoms. In regression analyses controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, income, socioeconomic status, and study site, persons with sexualy assault history (n = 514) were more likely than those not assaulted (n = 5511) to report thinking they were too fat (odds ratio [OR] = 1.6); losing > or = 15 lb (OR = 1.86); weight loss to 85% of normal (OR = 2.08); one or more anorexia symptoms (OR = 1.81); and sudden weight change (OR = 2.32). Ethnicity and income modified the relations. The data support an association of sexual assault history with eating disorder symptoms

Environmental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual assault · Suicide prevention · White (mutation) · Child Abuse and Trauma · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Gerontology

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