title: Self-reported history of overweight and its relationship to disordered eating in adolescent girls with Type 1 diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Increased body weight and disordered eating attitudes/behaviours are common in adolescent girls with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Disordered eating increases risks for diabetes-related complications. This study aimed to identify a rapid screening approach for disordered eating attitudes and behaviours in adolescent girls with T1D and to examine the relationship between disordered eating and body weight in this population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety adolescent girls, aged 12-19 years, provided a self-assessment of weight status. Participants also completed questionnaires to assess attitudes/behaviours toward food and eating, appetitive responsiveness to the food environment, disinhibition in eating and weight history.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-three per cent of participants reported a history of overweight. Compared with participants who reported never being overweight, those who reported ever being overweight were significantly older, scored significantly higher on all measures of disordered eating attitudes/behaviours (P < or = 0.009) and were 4.8 times more likely to be currently overweight or obese (P < 0.001). Glycated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)) was similar between those who did and did not report ever being overweight.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because of the ill-health effects of disordered eating and the higher rate of overweight in adolescent girls with T1D, effective screening tools are warranted. The single question 'Have you ever been overweight?' may be sufficient as a first question to screen for those at high risk for disordered eating attitudes/behaviours and to provide early intervention and prevention.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. jessica.markowitz@joslin.harvard.edu
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Volkening
authors.forename: L M B
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Laffel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult