1. Sleep problems are associated with binge eating in women.
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Trace, Sara E., Thornton, Laura M., Runfola, Cristin D., Lichtenstein, Paul, Pedersen, Nancy L., and Bulik, Cynthia M.
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BULIMIA , *CHI-squared test , *INTERVIEWING , *OBESITY , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *SELF-evaluation , *SLEEP disorders , *TWINS , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *SAMPLE size (Statistics) , *BODY mass index , *RESEARCH methodology evaluation , *DATA analysis software - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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