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Objective. To estimate with data from the continuous Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2022 (Ensanut 2022), the national prevalence of suicidal behaviors in the adolescent and adult population, by sociodemographic characteristics. Materials and methods. Based on the Ensanut 2022, we analyzed similar questions in adolescents and adults related to lifetime and last-year suicide attempts. Results. 7.6% of the adolescent and 7.7% of the adult population ever thought about committing suicide. The prevalence of lifetime suicide attempted was 6.5% in adolescents and 3.5% in adults. The prevalence of last-year suicide attempts was 3.1% in adolescents and 0.6% in adults. Women reported the highest prevalence of suicide behaviors analyzed. Conclusion. Our findings reinforce the importance of placing youth suicide prevention as a priority on the national health agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To report population level prevalences of disordered eating behaviors (DEB) with respect to age, sex, well-being conditions, type of locality and region of the country. Materials and methods. We analyzed data from adolescents (n = 3 547) from the Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2022 (Ensanut 2022) obtained through the CBCAR (cuestionario breve de conductas alimentarias de riesgo), and sociodemographic data. Prevalences and confidence intervals were obtained. Results. The prevalence of DEB is 1.6% (2.0% in women and 1.2% in men), in those between 14 and 19 years it is 2.3%, in urban areas 2.1%, central region 2.9% and third quintile of well-being, 3.1%. Conclusion. These data show the importance of monitoring DEB's in nationally representative surveys. Unlike the studies carried out in non-probabilistic samples, the Ensanut allows having data that reflect the diversity of the Mexican population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]