Several studies have considered the relationship between sleeping and eating disorders. For this purpose a questionnaire, covering the areas of past and present sleeping and eating behavior, as well as health history and demographic data, were administered to mothers of children between 8 and 12.6 years. Although these behavioral characteristics are normal variables, they may generate various clinical conditions by stressful interactions with the environment.
Higher scores represent more reactive and less adaptable eating behavior.
The data were collated and simple, multiple and logistic regression analysis were performed to assess the relative influence of eating style in predicting sleeping behavior, controlling for possible confounding associations. No significant intercorrelations were found between night-time events and eating behavior. The results of the study indicated that some sleep characteristics in school-aged children were linked to eating behavior style. It is also well known that this formation is involved in the sleeping behavior. This might explain the relationships between these two types of behavior.