ArticleEating behaviors2016
Is night eating syndrome associated with obstructive sleep apnea, BMI, and depressed mood in patients from a sleep laboratory study?
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- Investigating the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Night Eating Syndrome in Overweight Iranian Medical Students.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Investigating the association between night eating symptoms and chronotype: the mediating role of depressive symptoms in a sample of Italian university students.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- The relationship between night eating behavior, gastrointestinal symptoms, and psychological well-being: insights from a cross-sectional study in Türkiye.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Prevalence and correlates of night eating syndrome among Chinese nurses: focus on depression and sleep quality.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Night Eating Syndrome, Insomnia, and Psychological Distress in Primary Care Patients with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study.Obesity facts · 2024Article
- Sleep Pathologies and Eating Disorders: A Crossroad for Neurology, Psychiatry and Nutrition.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Association of participants who screened positive for night eating syndrome with physical health, sleep problems, and weight status in an Australian adult population.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
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- Night-Eating Syndrome and Depressive Symptoms in College Freshmen: Fitness Improvement Tactics in Youths (FITYou) Project.Psychology research and behavior management · 2020Article
- A Review of the Relationship between Night Eating Syndrome and Body Mass Index.Current obesity reports · 2019Review
- Night eating syndrome and its association with weight status, physical activity, eating habits, smoking status, and sleep patterns among college students.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to assess night eating syndrome (NES) in patients referred for polysomnography and its association with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We also assessed whether participants with OSA were more likely to get up and eat at night, and whether these behaviors were associated with the apnea-hypopnea sleep index (AHI). We additionally examined whether NES and OSA were associated with BMI, and assessed depressed mood among participants with NES or OSA.
methodsThe Night Eating Diagnostic Questionnaire (NEDQ), Zung Depression Scale, and demographic and medical questionnaires were used to evaluate 84 qualified participants. Polysomnography was used to assess AHI, and therefore OSA.
resultsThirty individuals met full or sub-threshold NES (NES[St]) criteria, and 54 had no night eating (Normal). Eighty-nine percent of the sample had OSA with AHI≥5. Neither AHI nor BMI differed between NES(St) and Normal, F(1,82)=1.67, p=0.20 and F(1, 82)=2.2, p=0.14, respectively. Participants with NES(St) were, however, more likely than Normal to have depressed mood (mild, moderately, or severely depressed), χ
conclusionsWe found that NES was not associated with BMI or AHI severity. The findings show that NES is primarily an eating disorder, rather than a sleep disorder, and that there is an association between NES and depressed mood.
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