Binge eating prevalence according to obesity degrees and associated factors in women

Abstract

Objective Investigate binge eating (BE) prevalence in women according to the obesity degree and assess the associated factors. Methods Cross-sectional study with female adults presenting body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2. The analyzed variables were: sociodemographics, health status, obesity history, lifestyle, eating behavior and obesity degree. In order to analyse BE it was used the Binge Eating Scale (BES), which is considered positive when BES ≥ 18 points. Prevalence and prevalence ratios (PR) were calculated with confidence intervals (CI) of 95%. Multivariate analysis was carried out using Poisson regression. Results BE prevalence was 53.2%, and the prevalence in super superobese women (BMI ≥ 60 kg/m2) was 75%. After multivariate analysis, associations were observed between the age group 40-49 years old (PR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.2-3.4) and the “snacking habit” (PR = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.2-2.9). Conclusion The prevalence of BE in severe obese women was high. Association with the “snacking habit” can be a BE marker that should be monitored in the severely obese individuals that fit this profile.

Compulsão alimentar em indivíduos com excesso de peso na Atenção Primária à Saúde: prevalência e fatores associados

“…Melo e Peixoto 36 , em pesquisa realizada com 94 mulheres adultas com obesidade acompanhadas no Ambulatório de Nutrição em Obesidade Grave da Universidade Federal de Goiás, com a utilização do mesmo instrumento e pontos de corte utilizados neste estudo para rastreamento da doença, encontraram uma prevalência de compulsão alimentar de 53,2%, resultado um pouco acima do encontrado na população feminina desta pesquisa. Talvez essa diferença tenha ocorrido devido à amostra ser composta apenas por mulheres com obesidade maior ou igual a grau II, diferentemente deste trabalho.…”