Predisposition to eating disorders in adults with type 1 diabetes: Comparison between multiple daily injections and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

Caterina Policola, Enrico Di Stasio, Alessandro Rizzi, Francesca Focà, Linda Tartaglione, Pietro Locantore, Vittoria Ramunno, Maria Laura Leo, Daniela Pia Rosaria Chieffo, Lucio Rinaldi, Silvia Della Casa, Alfredo Pontecorvi*, Dario Pitocco

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate predisposition to eating disorders (ED) or body dissatisfaction in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM); to further investigate any differences in ED predisposition between subjects with T1DM on multiple daily injections (MDI) or insulin pumps (CSII) and in respect to control healthy subjects.Methods: We conducted a monocentric, cross-sectional, observational study. We enrolled subjects with T1DM, aged >= 18 years, and healthy subjects (HS) as control group. All participants completed two questionnaires to detect possible predisposition to ED: 34-items Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3). HS only filled BSQ. For subjects with T1DM data about glycated hemoglobin and duration of disease were also collected.Results: 162 subjects with T1DM (age 41 +/- 12 years, 77 [47%] males) and 50 HS (age 38 +/- 13 years, 18 (36%) males) were enrolled. 87 subjects with T1DM (54%) were on MDI and 75 (46%) were on CSII. No significant difference in the distribution of BSQ scores between subjects with T1DM and HS was observed (p = 0.551), although 16% of subjects with T1DM scored BSQ class 1 points while 8% of HS scored a BSQ class 1 points. No significant difference in BSQ scores was observed between subjects with T1DM on MDI or CSII. Between these two groups, no differences in EDI-3 scores were observed except for perfectionism score: subjects on MDI present more frequently a predisposition for perfectionism (p < 0.05) and, at a trend level, for bulimia.Conclusion: A non -significant higher percentage of BSQ class 1 was detected in subjects T1DM compared to healthy controls. Among subjects with T1DM, no differences between MDI and CSII were observed in ED predisposition. A more perfectionist personality has been detected among subjects on MDI.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)110882-110885
Numero di pagine4
RivistaDiabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume203
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2023

Keywords

  • diabete, eating disordes
  • insulin

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