TY - JOUR AU - Kaewporndawan, Titawee AU - Pariwatcharakul, Pornjira AU - Pimratana, Wanrawee PY - 2015/09/07 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Criterion Validity Study of the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26 Thai Version) Among Thai Females JF - Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand JA - J Psychiatr Assoc Thailand VL - 58 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/21138 SP - 283-296 AB - <strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><p>Objective :</p></span><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;">To assess the validity of Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26 Thai Version) among Thai females. </span></span></strong></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><p>Method :</p></span><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;">The translated to Thai version Eating Attitudes Test-26 questionnaire was administered to a sample of 70 female subjects. 35 patients with eating disorders (16 with bulimia nervosa, 18 with anorexia nervosa, 1 with eating disorder NOS) according to the DSM-IV-TR clinical diagnosis by a psychiatrist compared with 35 control subjects (25 with other psychiatric disorders, 10 normal population). </span></span></strong></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><p>Results :</p></span><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;">Mean score of eating disorders group was significantly different when compare with control group (30.4<span style="text-decoration: underline;">+</span>15.7 vs 6.5<span style="text-decoration: underline;">+</span>5.9, p value &lt; 0.001). The test had the cutoff point of EAT-26 Thai Version was 12 with sensitivity of 71.43%, specificity of 94.29%, positive predictive value (PPV) of 92.59%, negative predictive value of 76.76%, positive likelihood ratio of 11.83, negative likelihood ratio of 0.31. </span></span></strong></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><p>Conclusions :</p></span><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;">Thai Version of EAT-26 has a good criterion related validity. Which is a useful instrument for help diagnosed eating disorder among Thai females. </span></span></strong></span></strong> ER -