Table 4 Prevalence of Purging Disorder (PD) in community-based samples

Micali et al. [97]

Lifetime

2.1

5658 women (aged over 40)

UK community-based cohort

Mitchison et al. [150]

Point

3.2

G: 4.8

B: 1.6

5194 (ages 11 to 19)

Australian school sample

Flament et al. [60]

G: 1.5

B: 0.7

3043 (ages 11 to 20)

Canadian school sample

Hammerle et al. [69]

1.9

1775 (ages 13 to 14)

German school sample

Hay et al. [72]

3-Month

0.3

5337 (aged 15 and over)

Australian community sample

Hay et al. [73]

0.6

1476 (aged 15 and over)

Australian community sample