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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2024 Jun 15;90:30–34. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.06.009

Table 1:

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of cohorts 1 year preceding first diagnosis of eating disorders or first date of antidepressant receipt (among those without eating disorders)

Variables Eating Disorders % No Eating Disorders, Receiving Antidepressants %
N 14,524 100% 110,051 100%
 Current Age 17.5, 4.6 19.3, 4.7
 Age at Index (years, SD) 15.9, 4.6 17.8, 4.7
Sex
 Female 11,498 79.2% 71,926 65.4%
 Male 2,802 19.3% 36,106 32.8%
Ethnicity
 Not Hispanic or Latino 10,380 71.5% 71,506 65.0%
 Unknown Ethnicity 2,272 15.6% 28,682 26.1%
 Hispanic or Latino 1,872 12.9% 9,863 9.0%
Race
 White 9,978 68.7% 71,849 65.3%
 Black or African American 1,004 6.9% 11,884 10.8%
 Other Race 856 5.9% 5,827 5.3%
 Asian 452 3.1% 2,300 2.1%
Psychiatric disorders 14,524 100% 51,389 46.7%
 Mood disorder [Major depressive disorder; bipolar disorders] 7,435 51.2% 24,840 22.6%
 Generalized anxiety disorder 4,401 30.3% 8,608 7.8%
 Obsessive-compulsive disorder 1,155 8.0% 1,159 1.1%
 Posttraumatic stress disorder 1,484 10.2% 2,399 2.2%
 Specific phobia 1,217 8.4% 1,217 1.1%
 Panic disorder 911 6.3% 1,709 1.6%
 Adjustment disorders 730 5.0% 2,408 2.2%
 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder 2,503 17.2% 9,210 8.4%
 Autism spectrum disorder 1,208 8.3% 2,515 2.3%
 Personality disorders 601 4.1% 540 0.5%
 Borderline personality disorder 496 3.4% 378 0.3%
 Gender dysphoria 565 3.9% 1,434 1.3%
 Substance use disorders 1,176 8.1% 5,431 4.9%
 Cannabis use disorders 651 4.5% 2,228 2.0%
 Nicotine dependence 462 3.2% 2,664 2.4%
 Alcohol use disorders 256 1.8% 919 0.8%
 Other stimulant use disorders 62 0.4% 333 0.3%
 Opioid use disorders 54 0.4% 390 0.4%