Binge Drinking and Eating Problems in Russian Adolescents

摘要: BACKGROUND: Binge drinking may be linked to problematic eating behavior, although as yet, little research has been conducted on this association. The objective of study was examine the relationship between binge and problems in Russian adolescents. METHODS: Data were drawn from Social Health Assessment, a cross-sectional school-based survey 6th 10th grade students (aged 12 17 years old) carried out Arkhangelsk, Russia. Information collected various (worries about weight, feeling fat, excessive eating, fasting exercise, purging behaviors) (5 or more drinks row). Logistic regression analysis used problems. RESULTS: Among 2,488 adolescents included statistical analysis, nearly 50% girls expressed worries their while 35.0 41.5% adolescent boys reported respectively. prevalence behaviors (vomiting/using laxatives) was, however, much lower among both sexes (females-2.6%; males-3.3%). In model adjusted for demographic factors depressive symptoms, girls, associated with 5 6 odds ratios (ORs) ranging 1.21 (upset weight gain) 1.68 (excessive eating). For boys, overweight (OR: 1.47, confidence interval [CI]: 1.20 1.81) vomiting/used laxatives 4.13, CI: 1.58 10.80). CONCLUSIONS: Many Russia report attitudes behaviors, are drinking. More is now needed setting better understand association alcohol misuse, so that contextually suitable interventions can implemented reduce these mitigate potentially detrimental effects. Language: en