Prevalence and correlates of night eating in the German general population.
Recently, night eating syndrome (NES) was included into the DSM-5 as an example of "Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders." The study provides insight into the population prevalence of NES using a large representative German population sample (n = 2,460) with a wide age range (14-85 years). The prevalence of NES was 1.1% using a cut-off on the Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) of 25. A positive screening for NES was positively associated with depression and anxiety, eating disorder psychopathology, and body weight.
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Martina
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de Zwaan
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Astrid
A
Müller
Center of Weight and Eating Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Kelly C
KC
Allison
Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany, and Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Elmar
E
Brähler
Integrated Research and Treatment Center Adiposity Diseases, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.
Anja
A
Hilbert
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003624:Darkness; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017440:Photoperiod; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires