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Sleep–wake cycles in obese children with and without binge‐eating episodes
Author(s) -
Tzischinsky Orna,
Latzer Yael
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00952.x
Subject(s) - binge eating , medicine , obesity , binge eating disorder , actigraphy , sleep (system call) , psychiatry , eating disorders , bulimia nervosa , insomnia , operating system , computer science
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess binge‐eating episodes and to characterise sleep–wake cycles among obese children. Method: The obese group consisted of 36 children. All participants received a diagnosis of primary obesity. The obese group was subdivided into two groups: obese with binge eating and without binge eating. A normal‐weight control group was comprised of 25 normal‐weight children. Sleep–wake patterns were monitored for 1 week, using mini‐actigraphs and self‐report questionnaires. Results: Thirty‐seven per cent of the obese children reported uncontrolled binge‐eating episodes. Actigraphic monitoring revealed significant differences in sleep quality between all three groups. Self‐report questionnaires presented significantly more sleep disturbances in the obese group with binge eating and obese group without binge eating than in the normal‐weight group. Conclusion: Sleep disruption in obese children with binge eating is significantly more severe than in both obese non‐binge‐eating children and normal‐weight controls.