Factors Associated with Binge Eating Disorder in Pregnancy

Overview

Journal Int J Eat Disord

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2010 Feb 4

PMID 20127938

Citations 23

Authors

Cecilie Knoph Berg

Leila Torgersen

Ann Von Holle

Robert M Hamer

Cynthia M Bulik

Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud

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Abstract

Objective: To identify factors associated with incidence and course of broadly defined binge eating disorder (BED) in pregnancy.

Method: As a part of the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), 45,644 women completed a questionnaire at approximately 18 weeks of gestation.

Results: Incidence of BED was significantly associated with lifetime sexual abuse, lifetime physical abuse, lifetime major depression, symptoms of anxiety and depression, low life satisfaction, low self-esteem, low partner relationship satisfaction, smoking, alcohol use, lack of social support, and several weight-related factors. Continuation was negatively associated with thoughts of being overweight before pregnancy. Remission was positively associated with thoughts of being overweight before pregnancy and negatively associated with overvaluation of weight.

Discussion: Onset of BED in pregnancy was associated with psychological, social and weight-related factors, as well as health behaviors and adverse life events. In women with prepregnancy BED, thoughts of being overweight before pregnancy and overvaluation of weight were associated with course of BED during pregnancy.

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