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Table 5 Point prevalence of selected EDs among child and adolescent community-based samples

From: Epidemiology of eating disorders: population, prevalence, disease burden and quality of life informing public policy in Australia—a rapid review

ED

Mitchison et al. [150] (%)

Allen et al.* [30] (%)

Hammerle et al. [69] (%)

Flament et al. [60] (%)

Smink et al. [123] (%)

Rozzell et al. [118] (%)

AN

F

1.3

1.4

0.1

1.2

0.2

M

0

0

0

0.1

0

All

0.7

 

0.3

Not reported

Not reported

0.1

BN

F

7.7

8.7

2.0

0.6

0

M

1.8

0.7

1.3

0.1

0

All

4.6

 

0.4

Not reported

Not reported

0

BED

F

1.8

1.4

0.7

1.6

0.5

M

0.2

1.2

0.2

0.3

0.7

All

1.0

 

0.5

Not reported

Not reported

0.6

Any ED

F

32.9

15.2

9.5

3.7

1.4

M

12.8

2.6

3.4

0.5

1.6

All

22.2

Not reported

21.0

Not reported

Not reported

1.4

  1. *Data displayed for the Allen et al. [30] study was measured at mid-point (age 17)
  2. AN anorexia nervosa (ICD-11 Code: 6B80), BN bulimia nervosa (ICD-11 Code: 6B81), BED binge eating disorders (ICD-11 Code: 6B82), ED eating disorders, F female, M male