Table 1 Frequency of subclinical and clinical binge eating symptoms in the past 3 months in 14 year old adolescents (n = 3595)
| Â | Binge eating symptoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No symptoms | Overeating only | LOC eating only | Binge eating (overeating and LOC eating) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Total | ||||
 ≥ 1 in the past 3 months | 3143 (87.4) | 121 (3.4) | 252 (7.0) | 79 (2.2) |
 ≥ 1 times per week in past 3 months | 3546 (98.6) | 22 (0.6) | 22 (0.6) | 5 (0.1) |
Males | ||||
 ≥ 1 in the past 3 months | 1525 (89.8) | 47 (2.8) | 104 (6.1) | 23 (1.4) |
 ≥ 1 times per week in past 3 months | 1680 (98.9) | 6 (0.4) | 10 (0.6) | 3 (0.2) |
Females | ||||
 ≥ 1 in the past 3 months | 1618 (85.3) | 74 (3.9) | 148 (7.8) | 56 (3.0) |
 ≥ 1 times per week in past 3 months | 1866 (98.4) | 16 (0.8) | 12 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) |