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==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
*Trying to be perfect or overly focused on rules | *Trying to be perfect or overly focused on rules | ||
*Being more worried about, or paying more attention to, | *Being more worried about, or paying more attention to, [[weigh]]t and shape | ||
*Having eating problems during infancy or early childhood | *Having eating problems during [[infancy]] or early childhood | ||
*Certain social or cultural ideas about health and beauty | *Certain social or cultural ideas about health and beauty | ||
*Having a negative self-image | *Having a negative self-image | ||
*Having an anxiety disorder as a child | *Having an anxiety disorder as a child | ||
*A recent epidemiological study of 989,871 Swedish residents indicated that [[gender]], ethnicity and [[socio-economic status]] were large influences on the chance of developing anorexia, with those with non-European parents among the least likely to be diagnosed with the condition, and those in wealthy, white families being most at risk.<ref>Lindberg L, Hjern A. (2003) Risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a national cohort study. ''International Journal of Eating Disorders'', 34 (4), 397-408. PMID 14566927</ref> | *A recent epidemiological study of 989,871 Swedish residents indicated that [[gender]], ethnicity and [[socio-economic status]] were large influences on the chance of developing anorexia, with those with non-European parents among the least likely to be diagnosed with the condition, and those in wealthy, white families being most at risk.<ref>Lindberg L, Hjern A. (2003) Risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a national cohort study. ''International Journal of Eating Disorders'', 34 (4), 397-408. PMID 14566927</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Risk factors
- Trying to be perfect or overly focused on rules
- Being more worried about, or paying more attention to, weight and shape
- Having eating problems during infancy or early childhood
- Certain social or cultural ideas about health and beauty
- Having a negative self-image
- Having an anxiety disorder as a child
- A recent epidemiological study of 989,871 Swedish residents indicated that gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status were large influences on the chance of developing anorexia, with those with non-European parents among the least likely to be diagnosed with the condition, and those in wealthy, white families being most at risk.[1]
References
- ↑ Lindberg L, Hjern A. (2003) Risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a national cohort study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 34 (4), 397-408. PMID 14566927