Title |
Epidemiology of Eating Disorders: Incidence, Prevalence and Mortality Rates
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Published in |
Current Psychiatry Reports, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1007/s11920-012-0282-y |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Frédérique R. E. Smink, Daphne van Hoeken, Hans W. Hoek |
Abstract |
Eating disorders are relatively rare among the general population. This review discusses the literature on the incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of eating disorders. We searched online Medline/Pubmed, Embase and PsycINFO databases for articles published in English using several keyterms relating to eating disorders and epidemiology. Anorexia nervosa is relatively common among young women. While the overall incidence rate remained stable over the past decades, there has been an increase in the high risk-group of 15-19 year old girls. It is unclear whether this reflects earlier detection of anorexia nervosa cases or an earlier age at onset. The occurrence of bulimia nervosa might have decreased since the early nineties of the last century. All eating disorders have an elevated mortality risk; anorexia nervosa the most striking. Compared with the other eating disorders, binge eating disorder is more common among males and older individuals. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 5 | 13% |
Sweden | 4 | 11% |
United States | 4 | 11% |
Netherlands | 2 | 5% |
Guernsey | 1 | 3% |
Canada | 1 | 3% |
North Macedonia | 1 | 3% |
Japan | 1 | 3% |
Germany | 1 | 3% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 18 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 28 | 74% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 16% |
Scientists | 4 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 6 | <1% |
Spain | 5 | <1% |
Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
Brazil | 3 | <1% |
Italy | 2 | <1% |
Australia | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 2 | <1% |
Israel | 1 | <1% |
Other | 5 | <1% |
Unknown | 2323 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 484 | 21% |
Student > Master | 347 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 211 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 161 | 7% |
Researcher | 154 | 7% |
Other | 306 | 13% |
Unknown | 692 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 589 | 25% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 397 | 17% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 178 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 99 | 4% |
Neuroscience | 75 | 3% |
Other | 258 | 11% |
Unknown | 759 | 32% |