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Gender network analysis of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q7) in Peruvian adults
Author(s)
Ramos-Vera, Cristian Antony
Date Issued
1 de enero de 2023
Type
Article
Publisher
ARAN Ediciones S.L
Volume
40
Issue
4
Series/Report No.
Nutrición Hospitalaria
Contained in
Nutricion Hospitalaria
Start Page
778
End Page
783
ISSN
0212-1611
Abstract
Introduction Background: network assessment of eating disorder (ED)-related symptomatology from a gender perspective is an important topic of study; however, there is limited research in the Latin American context. Objective: this study aimed to explore the patterns of association of the components of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q7) according to gender, using two simultaneous network models in 890 Peruvian adults (63.51 % were women; mean age: 26.40). Methods: two graphs considering the gender factor were made using the R package qgrap and the merged LASSO graph. Results: higher network centrality measures were obtained for items related to body image dissatisfaction and overvaluation in women; while in the men's network, the items of food restriction and overestimation of weight were the most central symptoms. Conclusion: both network models were invariant and showed no significant differences in both structure and connections.