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Table 2 Participant Characteristics (N = 192)

From: Patient descriptions of loss of control and eating episode size interact to influence expert diagnosis of ICD-11 binge-eating disorder

WHO Global Region

N (%)

 Africa

2 (1.0)

 USA and Canada

47 (24.5)

 Latin America/Caribbean

16 (8.3)

 Eastern Mediterranean

5 (2.6)

 Europe

93 (48.4)

 Southeast Asia

1 (0.5)

 Western Pacific—Asia

20 (10.4)

 Western Pacific—Oceania

8 (4.2)

Demographics

N (%) or Mean (SD)

 Female:Male

127:65 (66.1:33.9)

 Age

49.2(10.8)

Clinical Profession

N (%)

 Medicine

72 (37.5)

 Psychology

99 (51.6)

 Nursing

3 (1.6)

 Social Work

7 (3.6)

 Other

4 (2.1)

 Counseling

6 (3.1)

 Occupational Therapy

1 (0.5)

Clinical Experience

Mean (SD)

 Years of Experience

18.0 (10.4)

 Frequency of encountering individuals with subthreshold or threshold BED (scale of 1–5, 1 = never, 5 = very frequently, multiple times per week)a

3.0 (1.1)

  1. WHO World Health Organization; an = 187