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- Title
Eating disorders, body image dissatisfaction and their association with gluten-free diet adherence among patients with celiac disease.
- Authors
Rabiee, Reyhaneh; Mahdavi, Reza; Shirmohammadi, Masood; Nikniaz, Zeinab
- Abstract
Background: Considering the higher prevalence of psychological problems in patients with Celiac disease (CD), the current study aims to assess the prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) and body image disturbance in patients with CD and examine the possible correlation between EDs, body image dissatisfaction and distortion, and gluten-free diet (GFD) adherence in these patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 217 patients with CD (18–55 years old) were recruited randomly from the CD registry database. EDs and body image issues were assessed using the 26-item Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) and Stunkard Figure Rating Scale (FRS), respectively. Adherence to GFD was evaluated by the Celiac Dietary Adherence Test (CDAT) questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of EDs was 43.5%. Furthermore, the prevalence of body dissatisfaction and distortion was 65.9% and 41.1%, respectively. The logistic regression demonstrated a significant negative association between adherence to the GFD and EDs (OR = 2.09, 95% CI: 1.11–3.91, P = 0.022). However, there was no significant association between following GFD and body image dissatisfaction (OR = 1.70, CI: 0.92–3.17, P = 0.090), and distortion (OR = 0.65, CI: 0.36–1.18, P = 0.163). Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of EDs in patients with CD and owing to the inverse association between EDs and GFD adherence, nutritionists should consider the psychological barriers in adhering to a GFD when consulting patients with CD. Highlights: we determined the association between eating disorders (EDs), body image dissatisfaction with adherence to gluten free diet (GFD) in patients with celiac disease. The prevalence of EDs was 43.5%. The prevalence of body image dissatisfaction and distortion was 65.9% and 41.1%, respectively. We observed a significant negative association between adherence to the GFD and EDs. There was no significant association between following the GFD with body image dissatisfaction and distortion.
- Subjects
GLUTEN-free foods; CELIAC disease; PATIENT compliance; GLUTEN-free diet; EATING disorders; BODY image; LEANNESS
- Publication
BMC Nutrition, 2024, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2055-0928
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40795-024-00910-5