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Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

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  • Nurul Hanis Ramzi
  • Andrianos M Yiorkas
  • Sylvain Sebert
  • Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi
  • Leena Ala-Mursula
  • Rauli Svento
  • Jari Jokelainen
  • Juha Veijola
  • Juha Auvinen
  • Jouko Miettunen
  • Terence M Dovey
  • Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
  • Alexandra I F Blakemore

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Background: Alexithymia, 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. Methods: Participants 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. Results: BMI was significantly and positively associated with TAS-20 score (p

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  • Nurul Hanis Ramzi & Andrianos M Yiorkas & Sylvain Sebert & Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi & Leena Ala-Mursula & Rauli Svento & Jari Jokelainen & Juha Veijola & Juha Auvinen & Jouko Miettunen & Terence M, 2018. "Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(9), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0203660
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203660
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