Prevalence of night eating syndrome associated with psychological disorders among university students: A metaanalysis

Mohammad Miraj; Faizan Kashoo; Shakir Saleem; Msaad Alzhrani; Ahmad Alanazi; Hosam Alzahrani; Mohammad Abu Shaphe; Mehrunnisha Ahmad; Fuzail Ahmad; Abdul Rahim Shaik; Ahmed Almansour; Mohamed Sherif Sirajudeen; Shady Abdullah Alshewaier; Mazen Alqahtani; Shabir Ahmad Mir; Mohammad Siddiq; Danah Alyahya; Riyaz Ahamed Shaik

Journal of King Saud University: Science (Jul 2022)

Prevalence of night eating syndrome associated with psychological disorders among university students: A metaanalysis

Mohammad Miraj,
Faizan Kashoo,
Shakir Saleem,
Msaad Alzhrani,
Ahmad Alanazi,
Hosam Alzahrani,
Mohammad Abu Shaphe,
Mehrunnisha Ahmad,
Fuzail Ahmad,
Abdul Rahim Shaik,
Ahmed Almansour,
Mohamed Sherif Sirajudeen,
Shady Abdullah Alshewaier,
Mazen Alqahtani,
Shabir Ahmad Mir,
Mohammad Siddiq,
Danah Alyahya,
Riyaz Ahamed Shaik

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Mohammad Miraj: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.
Faizan Kashoo: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Shakir Saleem: Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh 13323, Saudi Arabia
Msaad Alzhrani: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Alanazi: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Hosam Alzahrani: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Abu Shaphe: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
Mehrunnisha Ahmad: Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Fuzail Ahmad: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Abdul Rahim Shaik: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Almansour: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Sherif Sirajudeen: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Shady Abdullah Alshewaier: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Mazen Alqahtani: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia; College of Applied Medical Sciences, AlMaarefa University, Dariyah, Riyadh, KSA
Shabir Ahmad Mir: Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Siddiq: Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Sanskriti University, Mathura, India
Danah Alyahya: Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Riyaz Ahamed Shaik: Department of Community Medicine/Public Health, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 34, no. 5
p. 102031

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The objective of this meta-analysis was to find out the prevalence of Night Eating Syndrome (NES) associated with psychological disorders among university students. Extensive search of database yielded 1541 articles matching the search keywords, out of which were 1528 were excluded due to difference in population, outcome, and study design. At the end, only 13 articles were retrieved which aligned with the inclusion criteria. Prevalence of NES associated with psychological disorders in 9432 participants was 8.2% (95% CI 4.9: 13.4) but there was high level of heterogeneity. Female university students had a higher prevalence of the disorder (7.2%) with a high degree of heterogeneity (τ2 = 0.687, I2 = 96%, P < 0.01), as compared to male students (4.9%) with lower heterogeneity. Nevertheless, high level of clinical heterogeneity was observed in this metanalysis which mandates more real-world studies with larger samples to validate the causal relationship.

Published in Journal of King Saud University: Science

ISSN: 1018-3647 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Saudi Arabia
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General)
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