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Table 6 Lifetime prevalence of EDs detected by Micali et al. [97] in a study of 5542 women from the UK [97]

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

ED

ED subtype

Lifetime prevalence (%)

Number

Any ED

 

15.3

332

AN

All

3.6

105

Restricting type (AN-R)

2.1

51

Binge-Purge type (AN-BP)

1.7

54

BN

–

2.2

68

BED

–

2.0

62

  1. 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, AN-R AN restricting type, AN-BP AN binge-purge type. Source: Micali et al. [97] ‘Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of eating disorders among women in midlife: a population-based study of diagnosis and risk factors’
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