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Table 1 Point (3-month) prevalence of DSM-5 eating disorders (n = 6041)

From: Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of DSM-5 eating disorders in the Australian population

 

n

%

95% C.I.

Anorexia Nervosa

28

0.46

0.32;0.67

Bulimia Nervosa

40

0.66

0.49;0.90

Bulimia Nervosa with DSM-IV frequency criteria1

20

0.33

0.21;0.51

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

337

5.58

5.03;6.19

BED with weight/shape overvaluation

180

2.98

2.58;3.44

BED with DSM-IV frequency criteria1

146

2.42

2.06;2.84

Sub-threshold Bulimia Nervosa

42

0.70

0.51;0.94

BED Sub-threshold

418

6.92

6.31;7.59

BED Subthreshold with weight/shape overvaluation

58

2.62

2.24;3.05

Purging Disorder

35

0.58

0.42; 0.80

Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder

85

1.41

1.14;1.74

  1. 1DSM-IV frequency criteria were twice weekly for both binge eating behaviours.