Eating disorders among people with and without type 1 diabetes: incidence and treatment in a nationwide population-based cohort
Main finding · Incident eating disordersResult — go to the resultAdjusted incidence rate ratio 2.35 95% CI 1.80–3.09Authors' conclusion
People with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be diagnosed with eating disorders than their diabetes-free peers. However, they receive less outpatient hospital treatment for their eating disorders despite their greater risk for major adverse health outcomes. These findings emphasise the need for targeted eating disorder treatment for people with type 1 diabetes.
Study context
- Population
- Individuals aged <30 diagnosed with T1D in 1998–2010 and matched diabetes-free controls, nationwide samplematched cohort
- Participants
- 11,055 vs 11,055
- Exposure
- T1D vs diabetes-free controls
- T1Dn = 11,055
- Controlsn = 11,055reference
- Outcome
- Incidence of eating disorders from hospital records
- Follow-up
- Mean 13.1 years
Methodological detailsmatched for age, sex and hospital district, Poisson regression
- Matched for age, sex and hospital district
- Poisson regression
Main finding
Incident eating disorders
Adjusted incidence rate ratio
2.35
95% CI 1.80–3.09
Events by group
T1D
175
events
Controls
75
events
T1Dvs Controls
adjusted IRR 2.35 (95% CI 1.80–3.09)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | T1D | Controls | Adjusted difference (outpatient care visits per year) (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient hospital care visits for eating disorder per year (eating disorder patients) | mean 3.32 outpatient care visits per year | mean 5.33 outpatient care visits per year | 1.24 (0.39–2.08) | |
| −10123Difference, outpatient care visits per year (linear scale) |
New psychotropic medication prescriptions (eating disorder patients)
- Similar among eating disorder patients with and without T1D
Original publication
Eating disorders among people with and without type 1 diabetes: incidence and treatment in a nationwide population-based cohort. Diabetologia. Published 4 January 2025. doi:10.
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