• Karoliina Wehkalampi, Petteri Hovi, Sonja Strang-Karlsson, Katri Räikkönen, Anu-Katriina Pesonen, Kati Heinonen, Outi Mäkitie, Anna-Liisa Järvenpää, Johan G Eriksson, Sture Andersson, and Eero Kajantie.
• Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. karoliina.wehkalampi@helsinki.fi
• J. Pediatr. 2010 Sep 1; 157 (3): 421-7, 427.e1.

ObjectiveTo test the hypothesis that being born prematurely with very low birth weight (VLBW) (birth weightStudy DesignPreterm-born VLBW subjects (n=163) and controls (n=189) born at term completed 3 subscales of Eating Disorder Inventory-2 questionnaire (EDI): Drive for Thinness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Bulimia. Data were analyzed with multiple linear regression adjusted for confounders.ResultsAmong both sexes, EDI total scores were lower in VLBW subjects than in controls. The fully adjusted difference was -11.0% (95% CI, -18.4%, -2.2%) for women and -11.2% (95% CI, -20.2%, -1.3%) for men. Among women the lower scores in VLBW adults were observed in each EDI subscale. Results were similar when adjusted also for fat percentage, measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Of the covariates, higher body mass index and higher score in Beck Depression Inventory contributed significantly to a higher EDI total score.ConclusionsYoung adults, particularly women, born prematurely with VLBW have fewer body size and shape-related symptoms and possibly lower risk for eating disorders than their term-born peers.Copyright (c) 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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