Open AccessPrevalence and associated factors of eating disorders in patrons of sport centers in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Anfal A Al-Jumayan,
Najeebah A Al-Eid,
Nouf A AlShamlan,
Reem S AlOmar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_113_21
Subject(s) - medicine , eating disorders , mental health , body mass index , descriptive statistics , psychiatry , cross sectional study , family medicine , statistics , mathematics , pathology
In recent times, mental health problems have been on the increase worldwide. Among these are eating disorders. The current study aim was to assess the prevalence of the symptoms of eating disorders in patrons of sport centers in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, and its association with patrons' sociodemographic, and exercise characteristics, as well as social media use.