Traits of orthorexia nervosa and muscle dysmorphia in Italian university students: a multicentre study
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Traits of orthorexia nervosa and muscle dysmorphia in Italian university students: a multicentre study Ilaria Silvia Rossella Gorrasi1 · Silvia Bonetta1 · Mattia Roppolo1 · Giovanni Abbate Daga2 · Simona Bo3 · Anna Tagliabue4 · Cinzia Ferraris4 · Monica Guglielmetti4 · Marisa Arpesella4 · Maddalena Gaeta4 · Francesca Gallé5 · Valeria Di Onofrio6 · Fabrizio Liguori5 · Giorgio Liguori5 · Giorgio Gilli1 · Elisabetta Carraro1 Received: 28 January 2019 / Accepted: 6 September 2019 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Abstract Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of traits of orthorexia nervosa (ON) and muscle dysmorphia (MD) in a group of undergraduates, investigate the associations between the risk of these conditions and the type of university course attended, the individual characteristics (gender, BMI, amount of physical activity, supplements and medicines use, dieting) and the risk of eating disorders (EDs). Methods A self-reported questionnaire consisting of a socio-demographic section and three tests validated for the evaluation of a risk of ON (ORTO-15), MD (MDDI-ITA) and EDs (EAT-26) was completed by 918 students from three Italian universities. Results 29.0% of participants demonstrated traits of ON and 5.0% of MD, without differences in prevalence in the three areas of study investigated (health-scientific, economic-humanistic, sport sciences); students of sport sciences exhibited a significantly higher score for MDDI-ITA (F = 6.493, p = 0.002). Participants with ON and MD traits were more on a diet (OR = 0.47, p ≤ 0.001 and OR = 0.428, p = 0.020, respectively) and showed a higher prevalence of EDs risk (OR = 3.55, p
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