Disordered eating attitudes and behaviours among older adults with type 1 diabetes: An exploratory study
Authors' conclusion
Older adults with T1D endorsed variable degrees of DEBs. Greater DEBs were associated with higher BMI; more research is needed to characterise this relationship.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged ≥65 years with T1D from a university-affiliated hospital system; mean (SD) age 71.8 (4.1), HbA1c 51 (12) mmol/mol, BMI 27.3 (4.7) kg/m²completed Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R)
- Participants
- 77 adults
- Outcome
- Prevalence of disordered eating behaviours (DEBs) and attitudes (Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised, DEPS-R)
Methodological detailsexploratory, electronic survey, Electronic survey September to November 2023; clinical data extracted from medical records
- Exploratory
- Electronic survey
- Electronic survey September to November 2023; clinical data extracted from medical records
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mean DEPS-R score (SD 6.0)
11.5
Clinically significant disordered eating behaviours (DEBs) (score ≥ 20)
5.2%
n = 4
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Association of DEPS-R score with BMI
- Positive linear association between DEPS-R score and BMI
- adjusted p = 0.002
Association of DEPS-R score with HbA1c
- No significant association with HbA1c
Original publication
Disordered eating attitudes and behaviours among older adults with type 1 diabetes: An exploratory study. Diabet Med. Published 22 December 2024. doi:10.
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