BACKGROUND: Although an influence of eating behavior on dietary intake and physiology has been documented in several studies, the extent to which eating behavior influences long-term health is uncertain. METHODS: Current dietary restraint, disinhibition, and hunger were assessed using the Eating Inventory in 1252 nonsmoking @entity1 aged 55 to 65 years. In addition, subjects reported the presence or absence of 22 specific morbidities, along with general demographic information. Logistic regression was used to examine associations between eating behavior scores and morbidity, adjusting for age, prior smoking status, hormone replacement therapy, education level, and body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: In adjusted models excluding BMI, higher disinhibition scores were associated with small increased risks for @entity1007 (odds ratio [OR] 1.04, p =.045), leg cramps (OR 1.05, p =.044), indigestion (OR 1.06, p =.020), and @entity231 (OR 1.09, p =.036), and a decreased risk of @entity484 (OR 0.91, p =.008). In addition, higher hunger scores were associated with increased risk of @entity484 (OR 1.09, p =.026). However, after adjusting for confounding variables plus BMI, higher disinhibition scores were associated with increased risks for @entity1643 (OR 1.06, p =.031) and @entity1142 (OR 1.10, p =.004), and associations of disinhibition and hunger with @entity484 were unchanged (OR 0.90, p =.008 and OR 1.09, p =.024, respectively). Dietary restraint was not associated with morbidity in any model. CONCLUSIONS: Higher disinhibition and hunger scores were associated with small alterations in reported morbidity risk in a large population of nonsmoking older @entity1 . Although our cross-sectional study design makes the directionality of these relationships unclear, our results suggest at most a relatively minor independent influence of eating behavior constructs on long-term health.

The association of eating behavior with risk for morbidity in older XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity1643 :: ('MESH:D017116', 'Disease') :: ['low back pain'] @entity1007 :: ('MESH:D006937', 'Disease') :: ['hypercholesterolemia'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract'] @entity1142 :: ('MESH:D003248', 'Disease') :: ['constipation'] @entity484 :: ('MESH:D004485', 'Disease') :: ['eczema']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['women']
