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Predictors of excessive exercise in anorexia nervosa.
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PMID:  20965301     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to replicate and amalgamate findings from previous research into a comprehensive regression model predicting excessive exercise in individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN).
METHOD: Participants were 153 patients admitted to an inpatient treatment program for AN. Excessive exercise status was defined as a minimum of 1 hour of obligatory exercise aimed at controlling shape and weight, 6 days per week in the month before admission.
RESULTS: Thirty-four percent (n = 52) of participants met criteria for excessive exercise. A logistic regression was conducted with excessive exercise status as the dependent variable and a number of variables previously found to be predictors of excessive exercise entered as independent variables on the same step. The overall regression model was statistically significant (P < .0005) and explained 31% of the variance in exercise status. Higher levels of dietary restraint (P = .03), depression (P = .04), and self-esteem (P = .02); lower levels of obsessive-compulsive symptomatology (P = .04); and the restricting subtype of AN (P = .03) were significantly associated with excessive exercise.
CONCLUSIONS: Excessive exercise is associated with a number of independent psychologic and behavioral variables, some that suggest a negative impact and others that suggest positive effects.
Authors:
Carmen V Bewell-Weiss; Jacqueline C Carter
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-04-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Comprehensive psychiatry     Volume:  51     ISSN:  1532-8384     ISO Abbreviation:  Compr Psychiatry     Publication Date:    2010 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372612     Medline TA:  Compr Psychiatry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  566-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4.
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MOP-44041//Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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