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Table 2 Point (3-month) prevalence of bulimia nervosa and other DSM-5 eating disorders

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

  

n

%

95% C.I.

2014

2015

Anorexia Nervosa - broad

12

0.4%

0.2; 0.7

16

0.5%

0.3;0.9

Bulimia Nervosa

30

1.1%

0.7; 1.5

37

1.2%

0.9;1.7

BED-Broad

-

-

-

45

1.5%

1.1;2.0

ARFID

8

0.3%

0.1;0.5

10

0.3%

0.2;0.6

OSFED

n.a.

  

96

3.2%

2.6;3.9

 Atypical AN

   

74

2.5%

2.0;3.1

 Sub-threshold BN

   

14

0.5%

0.3;0.8

 Subthreshold BED

   

11

0.4%

0.2;0.7

 Purging Disorder

   

10

0.3%

0.2;0.6

UFED

n.a.

  

311

10.4%

0.9;11.5

  1. Data reported in this table are weighted for South Australian norms, BED (Binge Eating Disorder), OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder), UFED (Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder), ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). Please note that the OSFED prevalence estimates are not mutually exclusive categories. Thirteen people with Bulimia Nervosa also met criteria for Atypical Anorexia Nervosa