Prevalence of and risk factors for binge eating behaviour in 6930 adults starting a weight loss or maintenance programme

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ID15093476
AutoresSimona Bertoli (0000-0001-5867-8074, University of Milan, autor de correspondencia), Alessandro Leone (0000-0001-8063-8490, University of Milan), Veronica Ponissi (University of Milan), Giorgio Bedogni (0000-0002-1495-9306, University of Milan), Valentina Beggio (University of Milan), Maria Grazia Strepparava (0000-0001-5068-8753, University of Milano-Bicocca), Alberto Battezzati (0000-0003-4134-0557, University of Milan)
Año2016
Volumen19
Número1
Páginas71-77
Fecha de publicación2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980015001068
PMID25958773
OpenAlexW1922644394
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas34

Objective Conflicting data are available on the prevalence of binge eating behaviour (BE) in individuals seeking to lose or maintain weight. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of and the risk factors for BE in a large sample of men and women starting a weight loss or maintenance programme. Design Cross-sectional study. BE was defined as a Binge Eating Scale (BES) score ≥18. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Italian Depression Questionnaire were used to assess anxiety and depression. Besides sex, age and BMI, marital status, educational level, smoking and physical activity were evaluated as potential risk factors for BE. Uni- and multivariable Poisson working regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) and marginal probabilities. Setting Nutritional research centre. Subjects Adults ( n 6930; 72 % women) with a median age of 46 years (range 18–81 years) were consecutively studied. Results BE prevalence in the pooled sample was 17 %. At multivariable analysis, being a woman (PR=2·70), smoking (PR=1·15) and increasing BMI (PR=1·05 for 1 kg/m 2 increase) were risk factors for BE. On the contrary, being older (PR=0·99 for 1-year increase), performing physical activity (PR=0·89) and being married (PR=0·88) were protective factors for BE. Anxiety and depression were more common in subjects with BE. Conclusions BE is common in individuals seeking to lose or maintain weight. The prevalence of BE is higher in young obese women. However, BE is present also in men, elders and normal-weight subjects

Anxiety · Binge eating · Depression (economics · Eating disorders · Environmental health · Marital status · Obesity · Poisson regression · Population · Psychiatry · Weight loss · Demography · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine