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Table 2 Prevalence of probable BN by ethnicity and gender (%)

From: Prevalence and early risk factors for bulimia nervosa symptoms in inner-city youth: gender and ethnicity perspectives

 

Ethnicity

Comparisons by ethnicity

African-American (n = 1717)

White (n = 369)

Hispanic-American (n = 708)

(Chi-square, Cramer’s V, p)

Probable BN

Boys

1.8 a

5.6 b

1.5 a

8.39; .090; .004

Girls

4.2

6.8

6.6

4.21; .054; .122

Comparisons by gender (Chi-square, Cramer’s V, p)

 

7.28; .068; .007

.198; .023; .656

10.89; .130; < .001

 

Total

3.1 a

6.2 b

4.1 a,b

8.61; .056; .013

Probable BN, less stringent

Boys

7.5

9.6

8.7

1.13; .029; .568

Girls

11.3 a

14.1 a,b

18.4 b

11.30; .088; .004

Comparisons by gender (Chi-square, Cramer’s V, p)

 

7.29; .065; .007

1.74; .069; .187

14.03; .141; < .001

 

Total

9.5 a

11.9 a,b

13.7 b

9.63; .059; .008

  1. A same subscript letter denotes categories whose column proportions do not differ significantly from each other at the .05 level