PREVALENCIA DE RIESGO DE TRASTORNOS ALIMENTARIOS EN ADOLESCENTES ESCOLARIZADOS DEL NORTE DE CHILE

objective: to describe the prevalence of risk for eating disorders in adolescents from schools aged 13 to 18 years. methods: we applied the edi-2 to 1.429 participants from antofagasta attending public, subsidized and private schools. results: there are significant differences in the risk factors evaluated between men and women, age groups and kind of schools in general, 7.4% of those evaluated were at risk category, increasing to 8.9% in women. conclusions: the prevalence of risk of eating disorders is higher among women, aged 15 to 18 years and in participants from public establishments.