Burden and health-related quality of life of eating disorders, including Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), in the Australian population

Table 1 Derivation of current (three months) DSM-5 [2] diagnostic categories in the present study

Diagnosis	Features					Observations
Diagnosis	BMI	Strict dieting, fasting and/or purging	Weight/shape overvaluation (score ranged 0–6)	Binge eating episodes	Marked distress associated to binge eating	Observations
Anorexia nervosa (AN)	<18.5	Weekly	≥4	Not required	n/a	DSM-5 criteria A, B and C
AN - broad	<18.5	Not required	≥4	Not required	n/a	DSM-5 criteria A and C
Bulimia nervosa (BN)	≥18.5	Weekly	≥4	Weekly	Not required	All DSM-5 criteria
BED -broad^a	≥18.5	Not present	n/a	Weekly	Present	DSM-5 criteria A, D, E
OSFED - atypical AN^a	≥18.5	Weekly	≥4	Not required	n/a
OSFED - BN^a	≥18.5	Weekly	≥4	Less than weekly	Not required	Bulimia nervosa of sub-threshold frequency. Duration <3-months not asked
OSFED - BED^a	≥18.5	Not present	n/a	Less than weekly	Present	BED of sub-threshold frequency. Duration <3-months not asked
OSFED - purging disorder’^a	≥18.5	Weekly	Not required	Not present	n/a
Types of UFED^a	≥18.5	Weekly purging	Not required	Not required	n/a	Not meeting criteria for any other eating disorder, including ARFID.
	≥18.5	Weekly diet/fasting	≥4	Not required	n/a
	≥18.5	Not required	Not required	Weekly	n/a
	≤18.5	Weekly	Not required	Not required	n/a/
ARFID	Any	Not required	<4	Not required	n/a	Avoiding/restricting eating foods associated with weight loss and/or nutrition deficit and/or interpersonal problems, not for cultural or medical conditions.

^a2015 only; BED Binge Eating Disorder, OSFED Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder, UFED Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder, ARFID Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

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