Eating Disorders More Common in Lower

TOPLINE:

Teens from families experiencing financial hardship were more likely to develop eating disorders, with each additional hardship linked to a 6% higher risk. Children whose parents had only compulsory education were 1.64 times more likely to develop eating disorders than those with university-educated parents.

METHODOLOGY:

Researchers analyzed data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, which recruited pregnant women in Avon, England, with expected deliveries from April 1, 1991, to December 31, 1992.

A total of 7824 participants were included in the final analytical sample, with 4003 (51.1%) of them being men and 294 (3.8%) from minority ethnic backgrounds.

The primary outcomes were disordered eating, weight and shape concerns, and body dissatisfaction at age