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Epidemiology of eating disorders in Latin America: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dania L. Mejia RodriguezMoisés Mebarak ChamsHans W. HoekDavid R. Kolarsubject
ANOREXIA-NERVOSA050103 clinical psychologymedicine.medical_specialtySAMPLELatin AmericansPopulationPrevalencebinge-eating disorderUNITED-STATESbulimia nervosaETHNIC-IDENTITYbehavioral disciplines and activitiesanorexia nervosaFeeding and Eating Disorders03 medical and health sciencesBULIMIA-NERVOSA0302 clinical medicineBinge-eating disorderADOLESCENTSparasitic diseasesmental disordersEpidemiologymedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychiatryeducationeducation.field_of_studyBulimia nervosaMORTALITY05 social sciencesFEMALE UNIVERSITY-STUDENTSmedicine.diseasePREVALENCE030227 psychiatryPsychiatry and Mental healthEating disordersLatin AmericaAnorexia nervosa (differential diagnoses)RISK-FACTORSepidemiologyPsychologydescription
Purpose of reviewEating disorders are currently not considered to be limited to Western culture. We systematically reviewed the existing literature on the prevalence of eating disorders in Latin America.Recent findingsOf 1583 records screened, 17 studies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela were included in the analysis. Most studies reported point-prevalence rates and only three studies provided lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates. We found a mean point-prevalence rate of 0.1% for anorexia nervosa, 1.16% for bulimia nervosa, and 3.53% for binge-eating disorder (BED) in the general population. Heterogeneity for bulimia nervosa and BED was large. This meta-analysis indicates that the prevalence of anorexia nervosa seems to be lower, whereas the prevalence of bulimia nervosa and especially of BED seems to be higher in Latin America than in Western countries.SummaryOur findings show that eating disorders are common mental disorders in Latin America. However, some facets of Latin American culture might be protective for the development of anorexia nervosa and increase the risk for bulimia nervosa and BED. Further studies investigating the epidemiology of eating disorders and their relation to culture in Latin America are needed.Video abstracthttp://links.lww.com/YCO/A35Spanish abstracthttp://links.lww.com/YCO/A36
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-01 | Current opinion in psychiatry |