Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966
Background Alexithymia, a difficulty in identifying and expressing emotions, has been associated with obesity and eating disorders in small-scale cross-sectional studies. Here, we assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and alexithymia in a large cohort of free-living Finnish adults ov...
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ftimperialcol:oai:spiral.imperial.ac.uk:10044/1/64170 2023-05-15T17:42:48+02:00 Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Ramzi, NH Yiorkas, AM Sebert, S Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S Ala-Mursula, L Svento, R Jokelainen, J Veijola, J Auvinen, J Miettunen, J Dovey, TM Jarvelin, M-R Blakemore, AIF 2018-08-26 http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/64170 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000446000200023&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203660 English eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) PLoS ONE © 2018 Ramzi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. CC-BY Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics TORONTO-ALEXITHYMIA-SCALE BINGE-EATING DISORDER SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES GENERAL-POPULATION ANOREXIA-NERVOSA OBESITY PERSONALITY PREVALENCE DEPRESSION HEMISPHERE MD Multidisciplinary General Science & Technology Journal Article 2018 ftimperialcol https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203660 2018-11-15T23:39:22Z Background Alexithymia, a difficulty in identifying and expressing emotions, has been associated with obesity and eating disorders in small-scale cross-sectional studies. Here, we assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and alexithymia in a large cohort of free-living Finnish adults over a 15-year period. Methods Participants were drawn from the Northern Finnish Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966). The 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) was used as a measure of alexithymia and was completed at the age of 31 years (31y: n = 4841), and 46 years (46y: n = 5404). BMI was recorded at both time points. Where data at both time points were available (n = 3274), the relationship between changes in BMI and TAS-20 over this time period was also investigated. Results BMI was significantly and positively associated with TAS-20 score (p<0.0001, both at 31 years and at 46 years of ages). The association remained statistically significant after adjustment for potential confounders (sex, marital status and several socio-economic indicators). In individuals who experienced the greatest change in BMI (in either direction) over the 15-year period, there was a modest mean increase in TAS-20 score. Conclusions Our data revealed that TAS-20 score was correlated with and co-varied with body mass status. We suggest that future clinical research should consider the role of alexithymia in obesity. Further investigation of this relationship is warranted to ensure that the needs of obese subjects with undiagnosed alexithymia are considered in the design of weight management programmes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Imperial College London: Spiral PLOS ONE 13 9 e0203660 |
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Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics TORONTO-ALEXITHYMIA-SCALE BINGE-EATING DISORDER SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES GENERAL-POPULATION ANOREXIA-NERVOSA OBESITY PERSONALITY PREVALENCE DEPRESSION HEMISPHERE MD Multidisciplinary General Science & Technology |
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Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics TORONTO-ALEXITHYMIA-SCALE BINGE-EATING DISORDER SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES GENERAL-POPULATION ANOREXIA-NERVOSA OBESITY PERSONALITY PREVALENCE DEPRESSION HEMISPHERE MD Multidisciplinary General Science & Technology Ramzi, NH Yiorkas, AM Sebert, S Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S Ala-Mursula, L Svento, R Jokelainen, J Veijola, J Auvinen, J Miettunen, J Dovey, TM Jarvelin, M-R Blakemore, AIF Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 |
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Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics TORONTO-ALEXITHYMIA-SCALE BINGE-EATING DISORDER SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES GENERAL-POPULATION ANOREXIA-NERVOSA OBESITY PERSONALITY PREVALENCE DEPRESSION HEMISPHERE MD Multidisciplinary General Science & Technology |
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Background Alexithymia, a difficulty in identifying and expressing emotions, has been associated with obesity and eating disorders in small-scale cross-sectional studies. Here, we assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and alexithymia in a large cohort of free-living Finnish adults over a 15-year period. Methods Participants were drawn from the Northern Finnish Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966). The 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) was used as a measure of alexithymia and was completed at the age of 31 years (31y: n = 4841), and 46 years (46y: n = 5404). BMI was recorded at both time points. Where data at both time points were available (n = 3274), the relationship between changes in BMI and TAS-20 over this time period was also investigated. Results BMI was significantly and positively associated with TAS-20 score (p<0.0001, both at 31 years and at 46 years of ages). The association remained statistically significant after adjustment for potential confounders (sex, marital status and several socio-economic indicators). In individuals who experienced the greatest change in BMI (in either direction) over the 15-year period, there was a modest mean increase in TAS-20 score. Conclusions Our data revealed that TAS-20 score was correlated with and co-varied with body mass status. We suggest that future clinical research should consider the role of alexithymia in obesity. Further investigation of this relationship is warranted to ensure that the needs of obese subjects with undiagnosed alexithymia are considered in the design of weight management programmes. |
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Ramzi, NH Yiorkas, AM Sebert, S Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S Ala-Mursula, L Svento, R Jokelainen, J Veijola, J Auvinen, J Miettunen, J Dovey, TM Jarvelin, M-R Blakemore, AIF |
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Ramzi, NH Yiorkas, AM Sebert, S Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S Ala-Mursula, L Svento, R Jokelainen, J Veijola, J Auvinen, J Miettunen, J Dovey, TM Jarvelin, M-R Blakemore, AIF |
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Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 |
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Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 |
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Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 |
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Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 |
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Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 |
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relationship between bmi and emotion-handling capacity in an adult finnish population: the northern finland birth cohort 1966 |
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