A comparison of negative affect and disinhibited eating between children with and without parents with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children whose parents have type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at high-risk for developing T2D. In youth, negative affect has been shown to predict insulin resistance (IR), and disinhibited-eating behaviors have been linked to IR. It is unknown if youth with a parent with T2D (P-T2D) report greater psychological and behavioral symptoms than those without a P-T2D.

Objective

To compare youth with and without a P-T2D on symptoms of negative affect and disinhibited-eating.

Methods

Nine-hundred thirty-two youth (13.3 ± 2.6 years; BMIz 1.06 ± 1.06; 67.8% female; 53.6% people of color; 10.7% with a P-T2D) completed questionnaires of anxiety and depressive symptoms, eating in the absence of hunger, and emotional-eating. Loss-of-control (LOC)-eating was assessed by interview

SUBMITTER: Swanson TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8792245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature