Prevalence of eating disorders in young patients with type 1 diabetes from two different Italian cities.

Abstract

The prevalence of eating disorders and behaviors was evaluated in two populations of adolescents with type 1 diabetes from two cities in Italy. In this report, we will establish the relationship of these disorders with sex, BMI, socioeconomic status, metabolic control, and compliance to therapy. A total of 193 patients with type 1 diabetes aged 8–18 years (mean 13.6 ± 2.7 years; 92 female and 101 male subjects) were recruited from the pediatric diabetology units at the Second University of Naples ( n = 118, 56 female and 62 male subjects) and at the University of Parma ( n = 75, 36 female and 39 male subjects). All patients were affected by type 1 diabetes without evidence or history of other autoimmune diseases (thyroiditis, celiac disease, etc.). The distribution of sex, age at the onset of diabetes, disease duration, and BMI was statistically similar in …