| dc.creator | BEHAR,ROSA | |
| dc.creator | MOLINARI,DANIELA | |
| dc.date | 2010-11-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-07T16:32:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-07T16:32:02Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001200007 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/403133 | |
| dc.description | Background: Muscle dysmorphia or vigorexia is a disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that he or she is not muscular enough. Aim: To assess physical exercise, eating behaviors and the presence of muscle dysmorphia among weightlifters and medical students. Subjects and Methods: Cross sectional evaluation of 88 male weightlifters aged 27 ± 7 years and 84 male medical students aged 22 ± 1 year was made. Eating behaviors were evaluated using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40) and the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI). The perception of body image was assessed using the Graduate Hannover Scale (GHS). Results: Prevalence of muscle dysmorphia among weightlifters was 13.6%. Both groups did not differ in body dissatisfaction. Interest in appearance among weightlifters was significantly higher than in students and ranged significantly higher in EAT-40 and EDI (p < 0.001). Other sports were practiced with the same frequency by weightlifters and students. Weightlifters expended more time than students exercising to improve their appearance (p < 0.005). Forty two percent of weightlifters with muscle dysmorphia displayed abuse of anabolics and 67% used other substances to improve their performance (p < 0.005). Conclusions: The presence of muscle dysmorphia among weightlifters was confirmed. They were dissatisfied with their body image and more concerned with their physical appearance than those without muscle dysmorphia and/or students. Their anabolic abuse rate was high. Our findings were similar to those reported in the international literature. | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.138 n.11 2010 | |
| dc.subject | Body image | |
| dc.subject | Weight lifting | |
| dc.subject | Weight perception | |
| dc.title | Dismorfia muscular, imagen corporal y conductas alimentarias en dos poblaciones masculinas | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
