Imperial College London
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ProfessorAlexBlakemore

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3313 2156a.blakemore

 
 
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Commonwealth Building, 6N2BHammersmith HospitalHammersmith Campus

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@article{Ramzi:2018:10.1371/journal.pone.0203660,
author = {Ramzi, NH and Yiorkas, AM and Sebert, S and Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S and Ala-Mursula, L and Svento, R and Jokelainen, J and Veijola, J and Auvinen, J and Miettunen, J and Dovey, TM and Jarvelin, M-R and Blakemore, AIF},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0203660},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
title = {Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203660},
volume = {13},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundAlexithymia, a difficulty in identifying and expressing emotions, has been associated with obesity and eating disorders in small-scale cross-sectional studies. Here, we assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and alexithymia in a large cohort of free-living Finnish adults over a 15-year period.MethodsParticipants were drawn from the Northern Finnish Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966). The 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) was used as a measure of alexithymia and was completed at the age of 31 years (31y: n = 4841), and 46 years (46y: n = 5404). BMI was recorded at both time points. Where data at both time points were available (n = 3274), the relationship between changes in BMI and TAS-20 over this time period was also investigated.ResultsBMI was significantly and positively associated with TAS-20 score (p<0.0001, both at 31 years and at 46 years of ages). The association remained statistically significant after adjustment for potential confounders (sex, marital status and several socio-economic indicators). In individuals who experienced the greatest change in BMI (in either direction) over the 15-year period, there was a modest mean increase in TAS-20 score.ConclusionsOur data revealed that TAS-20 score was correlated with and co-varied with body mass status. We suggest that future clinical research should consider the role of alexithymia in obesity. Further investigation of this relationship is warranted to ensure that the needs of obese subjects with undiagnosed alexithymia are considered in the design of weight management programmes.
AU  - Ramzi,NH
AU  - Yiorkas,AM
AU  - Sebert,S
AU  - Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi,S
AU  - Ala-Mursula,L
AU  - Svento,R
AU  - Jokelainen,J
AU  - Veijola,J
AU  - Auvinen,J
AU  - Miettunen,J
AU  - Dovey,TM
AU  - Jarvelin,M-R
AU  - Blakemore,AIF
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0203660
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 1932-6203
TI  - Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966
T2  - PLoS ONE
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203660
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000446000200023&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/64170
VL  - 13
ER  -
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