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Community norms for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire among cisgender gay men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prior norms of the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) among men have not considered sexual orientation. This study's objective was to assess EDE-Q community norms among cisgender gay men.

Method

Participants were 978 self-identified cisgender gay men from The PRIDE Study recruited in 2018.

Results

We present mean scores and standard deviations for the EDE-Q among cisgender gay men ages 18-82. Among cisgender gay men, 4.0% scored in the clinically significant range on the global score, 5.7% on the restraint, 2.1% on the eating concern, 10.5% on the weight concern, and 21.4% on the shape concern subscales of the EDE-Q. The global score as well as weight and shape concerns in a young adult subsample (18-26 years) from The PRIDE Study were higher than previously reported norms in young men (Lavender, 2010). Participants reported any occurrence (?1/28 days) of dietary restraint (19.8%), objective binge episodes (10.9%), excessive exercise (10.1%), laxative misuse (1.1%), and self-induced vomiting (0.6%). Binge eating, excessive exercise, and self-induced vomiting in The PRIDE Study subsample were lower than previously reported in young men.

Discussion

We provide EDE-Q norms among cisgender gay men, which should aid clinicians and researchers to interpret the EDE-Q scores of cisgender gay men.

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275693 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Community norms for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire among cisgender gay men.

Nagata Jason M JM Capriotti Matthew R MR Murray Stuart B SB Compte Emilio J EJ Griffiths Scott S Bibbins-Domingo Kirsten K Obedin-Maliver Juno J Flentje Annesa A Lubensky Micah E ME Lunn Mitchell R MR

European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 20191202 1

<h4>Objective</h4>Prior norms of the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) among men have not considered sexual orientation. This study's objective was to assess EDE-Q community norms among cisgender gay men.<h4>Method</h4>Participants were 978 self-identified cisgender gay men from The PRIDE Study recruited in 2018.<h4>Results</h4>We present mean scores and standard deviations for the EDE-Q among cisgender gay men ages 18-82. Among cisgender gay men, 4.0% scored in the clinically s ...[more]

PMID: 31793119

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