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Eating disorders in a community-based sample of women with alcohol use disorder and nicotine dependence

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Munn-Chernoff, Melissa A., Few, Lauren R., Matherne, Camden E., Baker, Jessica H., Men, Vera Yu, McCutcheon, Vivia V., Agrawal, Arpana, Bucholz, Kathleen K. +3 more·2020·Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Abstract

Background Studies consistently report a higher prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) among women with eating disorders than control women. However, limited research exists on the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms and diagnoses in women with SUDs, especially in community-based populations. We examined the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms and diagnosis by the presence or absence of lifetime alcohol use disorder (AUD) and/or nicotine dependence (ND) in a community-based sample of women.Methods 3756 women (median age = 22 years) from the Missouri Adolescent Female Twin Study completed a modified semi-structured interview assessing lifetime DSM-IV psychiatric disorders and SUDs. Logistic regression models adjusted for demographic characteristics and other psychopathology, and robust standard errors accounted for the non-independence of twin data.Results In general, women with comorbid AUD and ND had a higher prevalence of eating disorder symptoms and diagnoses than women with AUD or ND Only, who in turn had a higher prevalence than those without either SUD. After adjustment for covariates, women with AUD and ND had significantly greater risk of broad anorexia nervosa (RRR = 3.17; 99 % CI = 1.35, 7.44), purging disorder (2.59; 1.24, 5.43), and numerous eating disorder symptoms than women with neither disorder. Significant differences emerged between individuals with both AUD and ND versus women with AUD Only or ND Only for some eating disorder symptoms.Conclusions Women with lifetime AUD or ND diagnoses are at high risk for eating disorder symptoms and diagnoses, underscoring the importance of assessing eating disorder symptoms among women with these disorders.

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Authors
Munn-Chernoff, M. A., Few, L. R., Matherne, C. E., Baker, J. H., Men, V. Y., McCutcheon, V. V., Agrawal, A., Bucholz, K. K., Madden, P. A. F., Heath, A. C., & Duncan, A. E.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • University of Hong Kong (HK)
Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-07
Volume
212
Pages
107981
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3019023279
Cited by
24
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2
FWCI
1.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (F32 AA023693, K01 AA025113, K05 AA017688, P50 AA011988, R01 AA009022, R01 AA017915, R01 AA021492, R01 DA023668, R01 HD049022, R21 AA021235, R37 AA007728, T32 AA007580)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
eating disorders, alcoholism, nicotine dependence, women, comorbidities, anorexia nervosa, purging disorder, eating disorder symptoms, substance use disorders, prevalence
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Alcoholism, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Child, Female, Humans, Missouri, Tobacco Use Disorder, Comorbidity, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Young Adult, Independent Living

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