Table 2 Prevalence of adolescents (14 years) engaging in compensatory behavior by binge eating symptoms in the past 3 months (n = 3595)
Compensatory behaviors, at least one time per month | Binge eating symptoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No symptoms | Overeating only | LOC eating only | Binge eating (overeating and LOC eating) | |
n = 3143 % (95% CI) | n = 121 % (95% CI) | n = 252 % (95% CI) | n = 79 % (95% CI) | |
Purging | 0.2 (0.0, 0.3) | 0.8 (0.0, 2.6) | 0.4 (0.0, 1.2) | 3.8 (0.0, 8.6) |
Use of weight loss medications | 0.0 (0.0, 0.1) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0 (0.0, 0.0) |
Don’t eat all day or most of the day | 3.7 (3.0, 4.3) | 5.9 (1.7, 10.3) | 14.0 (9.6, 18.0) | 15.2 (7.5, 22.8) |
Hide or throw away food | 1.6 (1.2, 2.0) | 4.2 (0.8, 8.3) | 7.2 (4.0, 10.4) | 12.7 (6.3, 20.5) |
Exercise more | 26.8 (25.3, 28.3) | 43.3 (34.7, 52.5) | 42.5 (35.8, 48.8) | 55.1 (44.0, 66.7) |
Eat less during meals | 7.8 (6.9, 8.7) | 15.0 (8.5, 21.3) | 18.7 (14.3, 23.8) | 39.2 (29.1, 50.0) |
Skip meals | 3.9 (3.3, 4.7) | 7.5 (3.3, 12.7) | 12.3 (8.4, 16.5) | 26.6 (16.5, 36.3) |
Avoid food that makes you fat | 15.5 (14.3, 16.8) | 16.7 (10.0, 23.1) | 30.2 (24.7, 35.7) | 41.8 (31.6, 53.1) |