title: Binge eating disorder and night eating syndrome in adults with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED) and night eating syndrome (NES) among applicants to the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and the Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) were used to screen patients. Phone interviews were conducted using the EDE for those who reported at least eight episodes of objective binge eating in the past month and using the Night Eating Syndrome History and Interview for those who scored > or =25 on the NEQ. Recruitment at four sites (Birmingham, n = 200; Houston, n = 259; Minneapolis, n = 182; and Philadelphia, n = 204) yielded 845 participants (58% women; mean age = 60.1 +/- 6.7 years; mean BMI = 36.2 +/- 6.3 kg/m(2)).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Screening scores were met by 47 (5.6%) applicants on the EDE-Q and 71 (8.4%) on the NEQ. Of the 85% (40/47) who completed the EDE interview, 12 were diagnosed with BED, representing 1.4% of the total sample. Of the 72% (51/71) who completed the Night Eating Syndrome History and Interview, 32 were diagnosed with NES, equal to 3.8% of the total sample. Three participants had both BED and NES. Participants with eating disorders were younger, heavier, and reported more eating pathology than those without eating disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among obese adults with type 2 diabetes, NES was reported more frequently than BED, which, in turn, was less common than expected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Suite 3021, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309, USA. kca@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Kelly C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Crow
authors.forename: Rebecca R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: Delia Smith
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Foreyt
authors.forename: Vicki G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Dilillo
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Wadden
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Dorsten
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Stunkard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D044469:Racial Groups; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015431:Weight Loss