Prevalência da síndrome do comer noturno em estudantes do ensino médio da rede pública do município de Araripe - CE.

Abstract

The Night Eating Syndrome (NES) is an eating disorder characterized by a circadian delay dietary pattern mediated neuroendocrine changes. syndrome is considered an atypical since it has no specific symptomatology. Its main characteristics the morning anorexia, evening hyperphagia or night and insomnia. more often present in obese people, but also occurs in people with normal weight and can contribute to the development and maintenance of obesity. Thus, we see the need to study and understanding of the NES for a better assessment and treatment planning of it, and also of obesity more rational and individualized way. This study aims to characterize the prevalence of NES in high school students enrolled in the Elementary School and Middle Dona Carlota Tavora the Municipality of Araripe-CE. The survey was conducted with 191 students, men and women, aged between 13 and 22 years. The methodology consisted of applying self-report questionnaire, using the Nigth Eating Questionnaire, translated and adapted to Brazilian version by Harb, Caumo and Hidalgo (2008). The questionnaire consists of 14 questions and each question has five possible answers (0-4). The NES was observed in 0.5% of interviewed students and 5.2% presented risk for developing it . There was a higher prevalence of the syndrome in females with 7.6% and students aged ≥ 18 years , 4.7 % . The analysis of the nutritional status , this demonstrated that 15.2 % were overweight , but the data showed no association between the SCN and overweight.