Prevalence of night eating syndrome associated with psychological disorders among university students: A metaanalysis
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- Authors:
- Mohammad Miraj
Faizan Kashoo
Shakir Saleem
Msaad Alzhrani
Ahmad Alanazi
Hosam Alzahrani
Mohammad Abu Shaphe
Mehrunnisha Ahmad
Fuzail Ahmad
Abdul Rahim Shaik
Ahmed Almansour
Mohamed Sherif Sirajudeen
Shady Abdullah Alshewaier
Mazen Alqahtani
Shabir Ahmad Mir
Mohammad Siddiq
Danah Alyahya
Riyaz Ahamed Shaik - Source:
- Journal of King Saud University: Science, Vol 34, Iss 5, Pp 102031- (2022)
- Publication Date:
- 2022-07-01
- Language:
- English
- Abstract:
- The objective of this meta-analysis was to find out the prevalence of Night Eating Syndrome (NES) associated with psychological disorders among university students. Extensive search of database yielded 1541 articles matching the search keywords, out of which were 1528 were excluded due to difference in population, outcome, and study design. At the end, only 13 articles were retrieved which aligned with the inclusion criteria. Prevalence of NES associated with psychological disorders in 9432 participants was 8.2% (95% CI 4.9: 13.4) but there was high level of heterogeneity. Female university students had a higher prevalence of the disorder (7.2%) with a high degree of heterogeneity (τ2 = 0.687, I2 = 96%, P
- Format:
- Academic Journal
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jksus.2022.102031
- Database:
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal:
- Journal of King Saud University: Science
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 10183647
- Publisher:
- Elsevier, 2022.
- Document Type:
- article
