Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Aarhus, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Eur J Pediatr. 2023 Dec;182(12):5493-5499. doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-05206-7. Epub 2023 Sep 30.
Emotional eating seems to emerge during the transition from childhood to adulthood; however, limited research has explored the association between emotional overeating and quality of life (QoL) in children with overweight and obesity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the association between QoL and emotional overeating in a Danish sample of children with overweight and obesity. The present cross-sectional study is based on baseline questionnaire data from a nonrandomized controlled trial. Children attending a 10-week multicomponent lifestyle camp from October 2020 to March 2022 was invited to participate. Multiple linear regressions were used to examine if QoL was associated with emotional overeating before starting camp. In total, 229 children were included, and 45 children were excluded due to missing data, leaving 184 children in this study. The children had a mean age of 11.8 years (SD ± 1.38), with 60.9% girls and 39.1% boys, and the majority (94.6%) had overweight or obesity defined by a Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score (BMI-SDS) > 1 SD. On average, children with a high tendency of emotional overeating had a 13.7 (95% CI 18.9; 8.5, p < 0.01) lower QoL score compared to children with a low tendency of emotional overeating. Conclusions: This study shows that children with a high tendency of emotional overeating have lower quality of life, compared to children with a lower tendency of emotional overeating. Due to study limitations, the findings should be supported by further research. (Trial registration: clinicaltrials.gov with ID: NCT04522921). What is Known: • Emotional eating seems to emerge during the transition from childhood to adulthood. • Limited research has explored the association between quality of life and emotional overeating in children with overweight and obesity. What is New: • Children with a high tendency of emotional overeating had a lower quality of life compared to children with a lower tendency of emotional overeating. • Emotional overeating was negatively associated with quality of life in children with overweight and obesity.
情绪化进食似乎在儿童到成年的过渡时期出现；然而，有限的研究探讨了超重和肥胖儿童中情绪性暴食与生活质量（QoL）之间的关联。因此，本研究的目的是在丹麦超重和肥胖儿童样本中检验 QoL 与情绪性暴食之间的关联。本横断面研究基于 2020 年 10 月至 2022 年 3 月非随机对照试验的基线问卷数据。受邀参加为期 10 周的多组分生活方式营的儿童参加了研究。多元线性回归用于检验开营前 QoL 是否与情绪性暴食有关。共纳入 229 名儿童，因数据缺失排除 45 名儿童，本研究共纳入 184 名儿童。儿童的平均年龄为 11.8 岁（标准差 ± 1.38），女孩占 60.9%，男孩占 39.1%，大多数（94.6%）超重或肥胖，定义为体质指数标准差评分（BMI-SDS）>1SD。平均而言，情绪性暴食倾向高的儿童的 QoL 评分比情绪性暴食倾向低的儿童低 13.7（95%置信区间 18.9；8.5，p<0.01）。结论：本研究表明，与情绪性暴食倾向较低的儿童相比，情绪性暴食倾向较高的儿童生活质量较低。由于研究的局限性，需要进一步的研究来支持这一发现。（试验注册：clinicaltrials.gov，注册号：NCT04522921）已知：• 情绪化进食似乎在儿童到成年的过渡时期出现。• 有限的研究探讨了超重和肥胖儿童中生活质量与情绪性暴食之间的关联。新发现：• 与情绪性暴食倾向较低的儿童相比，情绪性暴食倾向较高的儿童生活质量较低。• 情绪性暴食与超重和肥胖儿童的生活质量呈负相关。
