LB070 - THE ASSOCIATION OF EATING BEHAVIOR WITH METABOLIC AND BIOCHEMICAL INDICATORS IN ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIABETES

LB070

THE ASSOCIATION OF EATING BEHAVIOR WITH METABOLIC AND BIOCHEMICAL INDICATORS IN ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIABETES

C. Akanalçı^1,*, E. Karataş¹, S. Seçkiner¹, G. Ünal Kocabaş¹, S. Özgür¹, Ö. küçükerdönmez¹

¹ege university, izmir, Türkiye

Rationale: Eating behavior plays a key role in metabolism. This study compared TFEQ-assessed patterns between individuals with and without diagnosed diabetes and examined their associations with metabolic indicators by sex.

Methods: A cross-sectional study included 660 adults (269 with diabetes, 391 healthy). TFEQ subscales were compared using t-tests, and Pearson correlations were performed by sex and diabetes status.

Results: TFEQ scores did not differ significantly by diabetes status (p>0.05). In diabetic men, emotional eating was correlated with fasting glucose (r=0.204;p=0.046), triglycerides (r=0.313;p=0.002), HDL (r=–0.203;p=0.047), BMI (r=0.249;p=0.014), waist circumference (r=0.223;p=0.029), and body weight (r=0.230;p=0.024). In diabetic women, emotional eating was correlated with BMI (r=0.217;p=0.004), and weight (r=0.265;p<0.001). Among non-diabetic women and men, eating behaviors was not significantly associated with biochemical parameters; however, specially emotional eating remained consistently correlated with anthropometric measures.

Conclusion: Emotional eating is associated with metabolic indicators across all individuals and shows additional biochemical links in diabetes, highlighting its clinical relevance.

References: Küçükerdönmez Ö, Akder RN, Seçkiner S, Oksel E, Akpınar Ş, Köksal E. Turkish version of the ‘Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-51’ for obese individuals: a validity and reliability study. Public Health Nutrition. 2021;24(11):3269-3275. doi:10.1017/S1368980021000574

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Disclosure of Interest: None declared