title: Characteristics of morbidly obese patients before gastric bypass surgery.
abstract: The prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED) was assessed in a sample of 110 morbidly obese presurgery patients by means of self-report (Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns [QEWP]). Subsequently, patients with (n = 19, 17.3%) and without BED (n = 91, 82.7%) were compared on several eating-related and general psychopathological instruments, as well as an obesity-specific health-related quality-of-life measure. Patients with BED exhibited higher scores than non-BED patients on most of the subscales of two questionnaires measuring eating behavior and attitudes towards eating, shape, and weight (Three Factor Eating Questionnaire [TFEQ], Eating Disorders Examination-questionnaire version [EDE-Q4]) with the exception of the respective restraint subscales. The two groups also differed significantly on the disease-specific quality-of-life measure (Impact of Quality of Life Questionnaire-Lite [IWQOL-Lite]). No differences were found for measures of severity of depressive symptoms (Inventory of Depressive Symptoms [IDS]) and impairment of self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire [RSE]). Our findings replicate the results of other studies comparing patients with and without BED in samples with different degrees of obesity and extend the results to an obesity-specific quality-of-life measure. Further research needs to investigate the short- and long-term impact of presurgery BED on surgery outcome, as well as the impact of surgery on binge eating and eating-related psychopathology.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009658:North Dakota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology