Eating disorders among people with and without type 1 diabetes: incidence and treatment in a nationwide population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

Eating disorders are over-represented in type 1 diabetes and are associated with an increased risk of complications, but it is unclear whether type 1 diabetes affects the treatment of eating disorders. We assessed incidence and treatment of eating disorders in a nationwide sample of individuals with type 1 diabetes and diabetes-free control individuals.

Methods

Our study comprised 11,055 individuals aged <30 who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1998-2010, and 11,055 diabetes-free control individuals matched for age, sex and hospital district. We ascertained incidence of eating disorders from hospital records using Poisson regression. Eating disorder treatment was assessed by new prescriptions for psychotropic medications and hospital treatment for e

SUBMITTER: Hirvela L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11950106 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature