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Demographic features
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Age (yrs), range: 11-40
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25.5 ± 5.1
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21.0 ± 4.5
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Duration of Illness (yr.)
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6.54 ± 6.5
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5.7 ± 3.2
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Previous treatments
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Hospitalization (days)
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16.5 ± 34
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90.5 ± 112
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(median 2)
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(median 45)
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Range 0-150
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Range 0-330
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Previous out-patient facility specializing in ED (months)
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11 ± 4.2
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5.6 ± 3.1
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(median 8)
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(median 5)
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Range 3-18
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Range 1-11
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Symptoms
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Body mass index
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22.48 ± 3.2
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16.5 ± 4.9
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Absent of menses (% of patients)
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_
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92%
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Binge eating (% of patients)
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100%
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50%
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Vomiting (% of patients)
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95%
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55%
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Laxative abuse (% of patients)
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9.3%
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Co-morbidity
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (% of patients)
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4%
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1%
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Personality disorders/multi impulsivity (% of patients)
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58%
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34%
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