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Carlos M Grilo1, Robin M Masheb
1Department of Psychiatry, Yale Psychiatric Research, Yale University School of Medicine, 301 Cedar Street, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 208098, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. carlos.grilo@yale.edu
Abstract:
This study examined the frequency of night-time eating (NE) and its correlates in men and women with binge eating disorder (BED). Two-hundred and seven consecutively evaluated adults (45 men and 162 women) with BED were assessed with semi-structured interviews and a battery of behavioral and psychological measures. Overall, 28% (N = 58) of the participants reported NE. A significantly higher proportion of men (42%) than women (24%) reported NE. Overall, participants who reported NE had a significantly higher body mass index, but otherwise differed little from those who did not report NE. Men and women without NE differed little on behavioral and psychological measures, whereas women with NE had significantly higher levels of eating-, weight-, and shape-concerns than men with NE.
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