Table 2.
Prevalence of binge eating spectrum conditions according to sociodemographic characteristics and weight status.
| Variables | BED | BN | RBE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
| Total | 29 | 1.4 | 0.81–2.43 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.34–1.55 | 90 | 6.2 | 3.10–5.27 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 5 | 0.5 * | 0.18–1.34 | 2 | 0.1 * | 0.03– 0.62 | 19 | 2.4 * | 1.40–3.99 |
| Female | 24 | 2.3 | 1.21–4.19 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.56–2.86 | 71 | 5.6 | 4.12–7.58 |
| Race/skin color | |||||||||
| White | 6 | 0.8 | 2.91–2.12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.18–1.20 | 34 | 3.6 | 2.35–5.41 |
| Black | 7 | 2.4 | 0.91–6.31 | 6 | 1.8 * | 0.56–5.90 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.15–7.90 |
| Mixed a | 16 | 1.5 | 0.79–2.79 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.17–1.22 | 38 | 4.4 | 3.06–6.30 |
| Age | |||||||||
| 18 to 30 years | 6 | 1.1 | 0.44–2.86 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.25–3.91 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.45–8.19 |
| 31 to 45 years | 12 | 1.3 | 0.67–2.41 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.41–2.44 | 33 | 3.8 | 2.50–5.66 |
| 46 to 60 years | 11 | 1.8 | 0.75–4.44 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.03–0.66 | 25 | 3.1 | 1.76–5.14 |
| BMI b | |||||||||
| Underweight | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 7.0 | 01.67–24.86 | |
| Normal Weight | 1 | 8.1 | 1.08–41.64 | 2 | 7.7 | 1.60–30.06 | 16 | 18.2 | 10.56–29.51 |
| Overweight | 6 | 27.1 | 9.13–57.88 | 4 | 18.2 | 4.04–53.97 | 24 | 21.8 | 13.50–33.15 |
| Obese | 21 | 64.8 * | 36.12–85.68 | 11 | 74.1 * | 40.54–92.32 | 46 | 53.0 * | 40.21–65.51 |
Note: * Statistically significant difference in the prevalence (p ≤ 0.05, Wald chi-square test for weighted frequencies); BED = Binge Eating Disorder (DSM-5); BN = Bulimia Nervosa (DSM-5), RBE = recurrent binge eating (≥1 binge eating episode/wk. in the last 3 mo.); a Mixed: Brown, Asian and Indigenous; b BMI = weight (Kg)/height (m2); results in bold are statistically significant at a p < 0.05.