Reduced body size and shape-related symptoms in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight: Helsinki study of very low birth weight adults.
J Pediatr
; 157(3): 421-7, 427.e1, 2010 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-20400106
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To test the hypothesis that being born prematurely with very low birth weight (VLBW) (birth weightDESIGN:
Preterm-born VLBW subjects (n=163) and controls (n=189) born at term completed 3 subscales of Eating Disorder Inventory-2 questionnaire (EDI) Drive for Thinness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Bulimia. Data were analyzed with multiple linear regression adjusted for confounders.RESULTS:
Among both sexes, EDI total scores were lower in VLBW subjects than in controls. The fully adjusted difference was -11.0% (95% CI, -18.4%, -2.2%) for women and -11.2% (95% CI, -20.2%, -1.3%) for men. Among women the lower scores in VLBW adults were observed in each EDI subscale. Results were similar when adjusted also for fat percentage, measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Of the covariates, higher body mass index and higher score in Beck Depression Inventory contributed significantly to a higher EDI total score.CONCLUSIONS:
Young adults, particularly women, born prematurely with VLBW have fewer body size and shape-related symptoms and possibly lower risk for eating disorders than their term-born peers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoimagem
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Imagem Corporal
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Recém-Nascido Prematuro
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Bulimia
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Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso
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Tamanho Corporal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article