Proportion of night eating syndrome in Arab population of Oman

Journal of Eating Disorders

Mustafa Al Hinai¹  Fatma AlHassani³  Aaisha Al-Bulushi³  Fahad Zadjali² 

[1] Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, 123, Oman;College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

关键词: Evening hyperphagia;    Middle East;    Obesity;    Night eating;   

Others  :  1235072
DOI  :  10.1186/s40337-015-0079-6

 received in 2015-11-11, accepted in 2015-11-15,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Objective

Globally obesity has reached epidemic proportions with alarming rates in the Arabian Gulf countries. The impact of behavioral eating habits and in particular night eating syndrome (NES) have not been emphasized in the region. This study assessed the proportion of NES in an Omani Arab adult population sample.

Method

A night eating syndrome questionnaire (NEQ) was distributed to Omani adults above the age of 20.

Results

Out of the 454 respondents, 26.4 % endorsed evening hyperphagia while nocturnal ingestion was present in 4.7 % of the respondents. In addition, 1.5 % of the respondents met the NES criteria.

Conclusions and implications

The proportion of NES in Omani adult population is similar to the reported rates in general world populations. In conclusion, night eating syndrome is present in the Omani Arab adults and should be taken into account in national management for increased obesity trends in the region.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Zadjali et al.

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