Prevalence and correlates of night eating in the German general population.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24828066.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0097667 and PMC identifier 4020826.
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Abstract
Recently, night eating syndrome (NES) was included into the DSM-5 as an example of "Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders." The study provides insight into the population prevalence of NES using a large representative German population sample (n = 2,460) with a wide age range (14-85 years). The prevalence of NES was 1.1% using a cut-off on the Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) of 25. A positive screening for NES was positively associated with depression and anxiety, eating disorder psychopathology, and body weight.
Medical subject headings
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Feeding Behavior
- Feeding and Eating Disorders