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ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2026

The Relationship Between Premorbid Weight Status and Eating Disorder Onset in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study.

Gabriela Tavella, Kris Rogers, Kay Bussey, Phillipa Hay, Nora Trompeter, Deborah Mitchison

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Gabriela TavellaBody Image and Eating Disorder Academic Network, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3478-3280
Kris RogersBody Image and Eating Disorder Academic Network, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5497-4298
Kay BusseyLifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6806-0892
Phillipa HayTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-6856
Nora TrompeterPopulation, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-8679
Deborah MitchisonBody Image and Eating Disorder Academic Network, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6736-7937

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Abstract

objectiveAdolescents with higher weight status (HWS; body mass index > 85th percentile adjusted for age and sex) are at greater risk of eating disorders (ED). This study examined factors associated with HWS adolescents' increased risk and how weight status interacts with other risk factors to influence ED onset.

methodAustralian adolescents (N = 1333; 51.2% female; 11-19 years) completed questionnaires examining ED symptoms and established and emerging risk factors (sex, age, premorbid weight/shape concerns, psychological distress, dieting, and weight-related bullying) at two timepoints 12 months apart (Waves 1 and 2).

resultsCompared to lower weight peers, those with HWS had greater odds of ED onset when adjusting for sociodemographic variables (OR = 2.96, 95% CI [1.84, 3.93]), other ED predictors (OR = 2.18, 95% CI [1.46, 3.25]), and experiences of weight-related bullying (OR = 2.20, 95% CI [1.47, 3.28]). The effect of weight status was less pronounced once premorbid dieting, weight/shape concerns, and psychological distress were accounted for, with evidence that weight/shape concerns (OR = 1.17, 95% CI [1.05, 1.30]) and psychological distress (OR = 1.33, 95% CI [1.17, 1.51]) were independently associated with ED onset. No moderation effects were observed. DISCUSSION: Higher levels of premorbid weight/shape concerns and psychological distress for those with HWS appear to contribute to greater ED risk and should be considered for screening and targeted in prevention.

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Body WeightFeeding and Eating DisordersAdolescentAustraliaBody ImageBody Mass IndexBullyingChildFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePsychological DistressRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultadolescentsBMIeating disordershigher weight statusrisk factors

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PMCPMC13147143

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