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Sleep problems are associated with binge eating in women
Author(s) -
Trace Sara E.,
Thornton Laura M.,
Runfola Cristin D.,
Lichtenstein Paul,
Pedersen Nancy L.,
Bulik Cynthia M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/eat.22003
Subject(s) - sleep (system call) , obesity , logistic regression , binge eating , association (psychology) , psychology , feeling , clinical psychology , binge drinking , medicine , demography , environmental health , poison control , injury prevention , social psychology , computer science , psychotherapist , operating system , sociology
Objective: We examined the association among current self‐reported sleep problems, lifetime binge eating (BE), and current obesity in women from the Swedish Twin study of Adults: Genes and Environment. Method: Logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate these associations in 3,790 women aged 20–47 years. Results: BE was reported by 244 (6.4%) women and was positively associated with not getting enough sleep ( p < .015), sleeping poorly ( p < .001), problems falling asleep ( p < .001), feeling sleepy during work or free time ( p < .001), and disturbed sleep ( p < .001). These same sleep variables, as well as napping and being a night person, were also significantly associated with obesity. The associations between BE and sleep remained after accounting for obesity. Discussion: This investigation offers empirical support for an independent association between sleep problems and BE, which is likely due to complex psychological, biological, neuroendocrine, and metabolic factors. © 2012 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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