higher rates of depression [17,6] and that depressive symptoms may
cause a disorder in eating attitudes [18]. It is also debated in T2DM patientswhether
disordered eating attitudes and binging episodes are correlated
with glycemic control [6,19].
Based on the above information in the literature, this study aimed to
test three hypotheses: (1) the prevalence of BEDwill be higher in T2DM
patients that apply to the hospital than in the general population;
(2) there is a significantly positive correlation between BED and level
of depression; and (3) BED adversely affects glycemic control.