Obesity-related abnormal eating behaviors in Type 2 diabetic patients

Objectives: to determine the obesity-related abnormal eating behaviors in type 2 diabetic patients. methods: it was a cross-sectional study involving 120 type 2 diabetic patients. body weight and height of the individuals were measured and body mass index (bmi) was calculated. bulimic investigatory test- edinburg (bite) was used to measure binge eating attitudes. night eating symptoms were defined as consuming >25% of daily energy after suppertime. to determine the glycaemic control, hba1c levels were analyzed. data analyzed by spss 13.0 for windows. results: the mean age of the patients was 55.3±9.29 years. the mean diabetes duration was 11.1±2.04 years. the 50% of the patients had a bmi higher than 25kg/m². the obese diabetic patients were more likely to have diabetic complications than non-obese subjects (x² = 8.588, p=0.040). the percentages of the diabetic patients who met the criteria for binge eating and night eating were 17.2% and 42% respectively. half of the patients were skipping a main meal per day. the frequencies of obesity-related abnormal eating behaviors were not statistically different in obese patients versus non-obese participants (p>0.05). the mean hba1c levels were higher in diabetic patients than biochemical references and there was a significant difference between obese and non-obese patients (p < 0.05). conclusions: obesity-related abnormal eating behaviors were prevalent in type 2 diabetic patients and related with diabetic complications and glycaemic control.