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- Title
Disturbed eating behaviors in Taiwanese adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a comparative study.
- Authors
Alice Hsu, Yu-Yun; Chen, Bai-Hsium; Huang, Mei-Chih; Lin, Shio Jean; Lin, Mei-Feng
- Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to (i) compare disturbed eating behaviors in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) with a matched group of adolescents in Taiwan and (ii) examine the relationships of disturbed eating behaviors to body mass index (BMI) and metabolic control among adolescents with T1D. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in southern Taiwan. Seventy-one adolescents with T1D (aged 10–22 yr; 41 females and 29 males) were matched to a group of non-diabetic adolescents. Adolescents completed two self-reported measures of eating behavior, the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh and the Eating Attitude Test-26. Metabolic control was assessed by glycosylated hemoglobin A1c levels. Results: Both adolescent females and males with T1D had more symptoms of bulimia and bulimic behaviors than their non-diabetic peers. There were no group differences in the proportion of subthreshold eating disorders. BMI and metabolic control were significant factors predicting disturbed eating behaviors. Conclusions: Both adolescent females and males with T1D exhibited a higher level of disturbed eating behaviors than their non-diabetic adolescent counterparts. Preventive programs that address disturbed eating behaviors should be provided for adolescents with T1D, particularly for adolescents with a high BMI and poor metabolic control.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; DIABETES in adolescence; EATING disorders in adolescence; FOOD habits; BODY mass index; METABOLIC regulation; PREVENTION of eating disorders; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Pediatric Diabetes, 2009, Vol 10, Issue 1, p74
- ISSN
1399-543X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1399-5448.2008.00422.x