Annagur, Bilge BurcakOrhan, OzlemOzer, AliYalcin, NurTamarn, Lut2024-08-042024-08-0420151017-7833https://doi.org/10.5455/bcp.20130408021434https://hdl.handle.net/11616/96858Objective: The aim of study was to evaluate depression and impulsivity in obese people with binge eating disorder (BED). Method: The study included 149 obese study participants who were compared to 151 non-obese healthy controls. They were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11). Results: The prevalence of BED was 47.6% in the obese study participants. Obesity with BED was more common in female participants. Depressive disorder was detected in 41.2% of the obese subjects. There was no significant difference between BED (+) and BED (-) groups with respect to depressive disorder (p>0.05). The cognitive impulsivity and non-planning activity scores of the depressive group were significantly higher than for the participants without depression (p<0.05). The cognitive impulsivity scores of depressive obese participants were significantly higher than for obese participants without depression (p<0.05). Conclusion: Obesity appears to be associated with depression rather than impulsivity. Impulsivity was found in obese people with binge-eating specifically. This study suggests that depression and/or binge eating may be mediating factors for the outcome of obesity.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessbinge eating disorderdepressionimpulsivityobesityArticle25216217010.5455/bcp.201304080214342-s2.0-84935048396N/AWOS:000359611700010Q4