Obesity and Eating Disorder Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Apr 1;175(4):412-415. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5152.

Authors

Natasha A Schvey¹, Arielle T Pearlman¹, David A Klein^{2

3}, Mikela A Murphy¹, Joshua C Gray¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), Bethesda, Maryland.
² Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), Bethesda, Maryland.
³ Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), Bethesda, Maryland.

Abstract

This study assesses obesity, binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa among sexual and gender minority children.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Child
Feeding and Eating Disorders / epidemiology
Feeding and Eating Disorders / etiology*
Female
Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Maryland / epidemiology
Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology
Pediatric Obesity / etiology*
Risk Factors
Sexual and Gender Minorities*

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