Investigation of the relationship between type 2 diabetes risk and night eating behavior

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of night-eating behavior and risk of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in the community and to investigate a relationship between them. The study was carried out on 1381 individuals, aged 18-80 years, and living in Malatya province, between February-March 2018. The questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic characteristics, FINDRISK scale and Night Eating Scale was applied by face-to-face interview technique. The data were evaluated by using the SPSS 22.0 program. Significance level was accepted as p [Med-Science 2020; 9(2.000): 408-12]

Keywords

• feeding and eating disorders
• hyperphagia
• diabetes mellitus