Eating Disorders and Disturbed Eating Behaviors Underlying Body Weight Differences in Patients Affected by Endometriosis: Preliminary Results from an Italian Cross-Sectional Study

Fabio Panariello (), Gianluca Borgiani, Concetta Bronte, Giovanni Cassero, Giulia Montanari, Marcella Falcieri, Michele Angelo Rugo, Ornella Trunfio, Diana De Ronchi and Anna Rita Atti
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Fabio Panariello: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, 40125 Bologna, Italy
Gianluca Borgiani: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, 40125 Bologna, Italy
Concetta Bronte: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, 40125 Bologna, Italy
Giovanni Cassero: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, 40125 Bologna, Italy
Giulia Montanari: Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Outpatient Clinic (Regional Diagnostic and Therapeutic Path), Family Care Center (Local Heath Authority of Bologna, Department of Primary Care), 40123 Bologna, Italy
Marcella Falcieri: Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Outpatient Clinic (Regional Diagnostic and Therapeutic Path), Family Care Center (Local Heath Authority of Bologna, Department of Primary Care), 40123 Bologna, Italy
Michele Angelo Rugo: Eating Disorder Clinic Residenza Gruber, 40141 Bologna, Italy
Ornella Trunfio: Eating Disorder Clinic Residenza Gruber, 40141 Bologna, Italy
Diana De Ronchi: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, 40125 Bologna, Italy
Anna Rita Atti: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, 40125 Bologna, Italy

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: This study aimed to characterize the prevalence of eating disorders (EDs), disturbed eating behaviors (DEBs), and emotional eating attitudes (EEAs) among patients affected by endometriosis in order to understand a potential crosslink between this impacting gynecological disease and a Body Mass Index shift. A total of 30 patients were recruited at an endometriosis outpatient clinic in Bologna and were assessed by using standardized instruments and specific questionnaires for EDs, DEBs, and EEAs. Sociodemographic information and endometriosis clinical features and history information were collected by adopting a specific questionnaire. Retrospective reports of lifetime Body Mass Index (BMI) changes, current BMI, peak pain severity during the last menstrual period, and the average of pain intensity during the last intermenstrual period were used for a correlation with the mean score from eating-behavior scales’ assessment. The preliminary results indicate that, although only 3.33% of endometriosis patients are affected by ED, statistically significant differences at the mean scores of DEBs and EEAs assessment scales were found by stratifying patients on the basis of BMI levels at risk for infertility and coronary heart disease and on the basis of moderate/severe pain levels. The enrichment of the sample size and the recruitment of the control group to complete the study enrollment will allow us to investigate more complex and strong correlation findings and to assess the prevalence of EDs among endometriosis patients.

Keywords: endometriosis; BMI; pain; eating disorders; disturbed eating behaviors; emotional eating attitudes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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