P0344 - Prevalence of night eating syndrome in psychiatric outpatient population

Abstract

Objective:

The purpose of this study, was to identify the point prevalence of night eating syndrome (NES) in our psychiatric outpatient population.

Method:

subjects were recruited from psychiatric outpatient clinic at The Sisli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital (n=384). Night Eating Syndrome Questionnaire was used as a screening tool.

Results:

304 patient were female (%79,2), 80 were male (%20,8). Mean age of patients were 37,5±13,7.

The mean weight of our population was 63,4±13,8; average BMI calculated 25,7±5,24 . %4,7 of patients were low weighted; %45,6 were normal wieghted; %32,6 were overweighted and %17,2 were obese.

Two hundred seven participants (%54) scored ≥20 on the night eating questionnaire. 168 of these were female, 39 were male; no significant differences were found between genders. No significant differences were found between total scores of Night Eating Questionnaire and BMI, weight, age and gender.

Discussion:

In our study we found point prevalence of NES %54. This high prevalance could be related with our sample features like higher female proportion and higher proportion of obese or overweighted patients. The prevalence of NES is estimated at 1,5% in general population, 6-% to 14% in obesity clinics and 8-42% in preoperative bariatric surgery patients in the US . Such a wide range of estimates is most certainly influenced by varying assessment methods and diagnostic criteria. Another limitation to be noted is related to the self-report nature of the data.