Risk for Disordered Eating in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

Overweight and obesity, lower physical activity level, high HgA_1c level, and missed insulin injections were risk factors for disordered eating behavior.

In a cross-sectional, population-based study in Italy, researchers examined the risk for disordered eating behaviors in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Participants were screened with the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R), a validated, 16-item, self-report screening tool.

Among 163 adolescents included in the analysis, the prevalence of screening positive for disordered eating behavior on the DEPS-R (i.e., score ≥20) was 42% (95% confidence interval, 31%–53%) in girls and 27% (95% CI, 17%–38%) in boys. A DEPS-R-positive profile was characterized by the following: overweight or obese, low physical activity level, low socioeconomic status, missing insulin injections, and poor metabolic control (i.e., hemoglobin A1c >7). In logi…

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Catherine M. Gordon, MD, MSc

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Consultant/Advisory BoardEli Lilly and Company; Advisory Council, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Subboard for Adolescent Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

Grant/Research SupportPatty Brisben Foundation

Editorial BoardsOsteoporosis International; Bone; Journal of Adolescent Health

Catherine M. Gordon, MD, MSc

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportPatty Brisben Foundation

Editorial BoardsOsteoporosis International; Bone; Journal of Adolescent Health

Risk for Disordered Eating in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

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