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Prevalence and Its Correlates of Night Eating Syndrome in Schizophrenic Outpatients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

B. Yoon ,
S. Nam ,
Y. Sea ,
J. Song ,
S. Park ,
Y. Kwon ,
D. Jon  and
K. Lee
B. Yoon
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea
S. Nam
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea
Y. Sea
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea
J. Song
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea
S. Park
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea
Y. Kwon
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Cheonan Suncheonhyang University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
D. Jon
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University Hospital, Anyang, Korea
K. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Dongkuk University Hospital, Gyeongju, Korea

Abstract

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Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate theprevalence of night eating syndrome (NES) and its correlates in schizophrenicoutpatients.

Methods

The 14 items of self-reported night eatingquestionnaire (NEQ) was administered to 201 schizophrenic patients in psychiatricoutpatient clinic. We examined demographic and clinical characteristics, bodymass index (BMI), subjective measures of mood, sleep, binge eating, andweight-related quality of life using Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI),Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Binge Eating Scale (BES) and Koreanversion of Obesity-Related Quality of Life Scale (KOQoL), respectively.

Results

The prevalence of night eaters in schizophrenicoutpatients was 10.4% (21 of 201). Comparisons between NES group and non-NES grouprevealed no significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics, clinical status and BMI. Compared to non-NES, patients with NES reportedsignificantly greater depressed mood and sleep disturbance, more binge eatingpattern, and decreased weight-related quality of life. While 'morning anorexia'and 'delayed morning meal' (2 of 5 NES core components in NEQ) were notdiffered between groups, 'nocturnal ingestions', 'evening hyperphagia', and'mood/sleep' were more impaired in NES group.

Conclusion

These findings are the first to describe theprevalence and its correlates of night eaters in schizophrenic outpatients. These results suggest that NES has negative mental health implications, although it was not associated with obesity. Further study to generalize theseresults is required.

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Article: 1735
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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