Investigation of Night Eating Syndrome Frequency in Adults in a Family Health Center

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to determine the frequency of night eating syndrome (NES) risk in adults who appealed to a family health center. Method: The research was structured as a cross-sectional study at Gumushane Kurtun Family Health Center between February 2018 and August 2018. In this study, sociodemographic information questionnaire and the Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) were administered to 403 volunteers aged 18 years and over who appealed to the family health center for any reasons. Participants who received 25 points and above from the NEQ were considered positive for the risk of NES. Also, the height and weight of the participants were recorded. Results: The average age of participants was 40.5±15.4 years. Of these, 45.4% (n=183) were male and 54.6% (n=220) were female. A total of 11.7% (n= 47) of the sample screened positive for NES with a total NEQ score of ≥25. No statistically significant association was found between a positive NES screening result and some of the sociodemographic parameters (gender, marital status, working status, place of residency) (p>0.05). Significant positive associations emerged between a positive NES screening and body mass index, age and smoking status (p 0,05). Yas, beden kitle indeksi ve sigara kullanimiyla GYS riski arasinda pozitif bir iliski vardi ve fark istatistiksel olarak anlamliydi (p<0,05). GYS, yalniz yasayanlarda ve egitim durumu dusuk olanlarda anlamli derecede daha sik goruldu (p<0,05). Sonuc: Bu calismamizda GYS sikligi diger toplum temelli arastirmalara kiyasla daha yuksek tespit edildi. Toplum genelinde ozellikle de obezlerde gorulebilen GYS, aile hekimligi ve hatta obezite polikliniklerinde bile gozden kacmaktadir. GYS’li bireylerin tespit edilmesi obezite ile mucadeleye de katki saglayacaktir. Bu baglamda birinci basamak saglik hizmetleri kapsaminda GYS taramasinin yayginlastirilmasi faydali olabilir.