RT Journal Article
T1 Assessing the Prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa in a Sample of University Students Using Two Di erent Self-Report Measures
A1 Parra Fernández, María Laura
A1 Onieva Zafra, María Dolores
A1 Fernández Martínez, Elia
A1 Abreu Sánchez, Ana María
A1 Fernández Muñoz, Juan José
AB In recent decades, orthorexia nervosa (ON) has increased presence in society. It is relatedwith beliefs and attitudes towards eating and is characterized by an obsessive behavior towardheathy eating. The prevalence of ON has been reported by numerous researchers, with rates varyingconsiderably according to the tool used to evaluate the same parameter. The aim of this study was tocompare the prevalence of ON in a single population using two di erent questionnaires. The test forthe diagnosis of orthorexia (ORTO-11-ES) assessment tool for orthorexia nervosa and the DüsseldorferOrtorexie Skala (DOS-ES), constitute brief self-report assessment tools which measure the risk ofsu ering ON. A sample of 492 students from the University of Castilla la Mancha (Spain) participatedin this study, of whom 43.1% were male and 56.9% were female. The findings show that, according tothe DOS-ES, only 10.5% of students displayed ON whereas, with the ORTO-11-ES, the prevalence ofON increased to 25.2%. The tendency towards orthorexic behavior is more closely associated withthe female gender. The Body Mass Index (BMI) had no influence on the tendency for ON. This studyprovides valuable information on the usefulness of both questionnaires and the possible limitationsassociated with the use of these tools in the general population.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2019
FD 2019-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16731
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16731
LA eng
NO Parra Fernández, M. L., Onieva Zafra, M. D., Fernández Martínez, E., Abreu Sánchez, A.,  Fernández Muñoz, J. J. (2019). Assessing the Prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa in a Sample of University Students Using Two Different Self-Report Measures. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(14), 2459. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142459
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026