The aim of the present study was to specifically screen obese diabetic adolescent female individuals for BED, checking the variants of the GR gene (rs56149945; rs41423247) amongst identified individuals, and this led to assessing the impact of binge eating disorders on glycaemic control in obese diabetic adolescent females in Pakistan, South Asia.
Challenges in eating for diabetic adolescents can be categorized as eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating symptoms (DES). Binge-eating disorder (BED) is defined as recurrent episodes of binge eating at least once a week over a three-month time period and it is accompanied by feeling the lack of control and marked distress over one's eating behaviour. The aim of the present study was to specifically screen obese diabetic adolescent female individuals for BED, checking the variants of the GR gene (rs56149945; rs41423247) amongst identified individuals, and this led to assessing the impact of binge eating disorders on glycaemic control in obese diabetic adolescent females in Pakistan, South Asia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
91
BED Questionnaire
Zainab Khan
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
BED
Presence of BED detected by individuals who score high on the BEDS7 Questionnaire administered
Time frame: Baseline
NR3C1 Presence of variants of the GR gene (rs56149945; rs41423247)
Presence of variants of the GR gene (rs56149945; rs41423247)
Time frame: Six months into the study after identifying all individuals who scored high on the BEDS7 Questionnaire
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