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Discriminatory power and correct classification of the Scale of Risk Factors Associated with Eating Disorders

Platas Acevedo, Romana Silvia; Gómez Peresmitré, Gilda; León Hernández, Rodrigo; Pineda Garcia, Gisela; Guzmán Saldaña, Rebeca

Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM, publicado en Revista Mexicana de Trastornos Alimentarios y cosechado de y cosechado de Revistas UNAM

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Platas Acevedo, Romana Silvia, et al. (2013). Discriminatory power and correct classification of the Scale of Risk Factors Associated with Eating Disorders. Revista Mexicana de Trastornos Alimentarios; Vol. 4, Núm. 2, 2013; 124-132. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/25471

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Autor(es)
Platas Acevedo, Romana Silvia; Gómez Peresmitré, Gilda; León Hernández, Rodrigo; Pineda Garcia, Gisela; Guzmán Saldaña, Rebeca
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
Título
Discriminatory power and correct classification of the Scale of Risk Factors Associated with Eating Disorders
Fecha
2013-12-02
Resumen
The objective of this study was to establish the discriminant ability and the power of a correct classification (of the new cases) of the Scale of Risk Factors Associated with Eating Disorders (RFAED II), in its two versions for boys and girls Participants. The total non random sample was formed by N = 934 students of public schools which was divided in n1 = 474 girls and n2 = 460 boys (x̅ = 10.6, D E.80). Results. The discriminant analysis with Mahalanobis D method, showed a 100% of a correct classification of all the cases. The dimension of overeating for psychological compensation, in children was the most important, followed by the dimension of chronic and restricted diet. Discussion. The instrument proposed in this study is a good indicator of the risk factors for eating behavior in preadolescents, and it represents a good contribution to the development of prevention programs on Eating Disorders.
Tema
Discriminant analysis; Instrument of classification; estimation of risk factors; anomalous eating behavior; Análisis discriminante; Instrumento de clasificación; estimación de factores de riesgo; Conducta alimentaria anómala; preadolescentes mexicanos
Idioma
spa
ISSN
ISSN impreso: 2007-1523

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