Prevalence of alcohol use disorder among individuals who binge eat: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Binge eating disorder (BED) is correlated with substance use. This study aimed to estimate the life-time prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) among individuals with non-compensatory binge eating and determine whether their life-time prevalence of AUD is higher than in non-bingeing controls.

Design

A systematic search of databases (PubMed, Embase and Web of Science) for studies of adults diagnosed with BED or a related behavior that also reported the life-time prevalence of AUD was conducted. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol was followed. The protocol was registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO).

Setting

Studies originating in Canada, Sweden, the

SUBMITTER: Bogusz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7736190 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature