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The impact of generalized joint hypermobility on eating behavior of students: A case-control study.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Can S; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Trakya University Faculty of Healthy Sciences, Edirne, Turkey.; Tuna F; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Source
Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8214119 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1940-3208 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07448481 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the impact of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) on eating behavior.
Participants: Physical therapy and rehabilitation students.
Methods: The Beighton evaluation (a cutoff of 5/9) for defining GJH. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40) was used for eating disorders. Smoking habits and alcohol use were also questioned.
Results: Compared with 51 non-GJH students (mean age 20.5 years, 73% female), 46 students with asymptomatic GJH (20.6 years, 89% female) were more likely to have greater median EAT-40 scores (9 vs. 6, p  = .002). There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of the susceptibility to eating behavior disorders (6.5% vs. 2.0%), smoking habits (6.5% vs. 9.8%), and alcohol use (15.2% vs. 11.8%) ( p  > .05). Positive correlation ( r  = .221, p  = .029) and positive effect ( R  = 0.221, R 2  = 0.049; p  < .05) between Beighton scores and EAT-40 scores were found.
Conclusion: The more joint hypermobility the greater the risk for eating disorders.