Table 3.

Average excess utilization in year prior to index visit in women with AN, BN and EDNOS, by age group, for phone consultations and mental health visits

Diagnosis	Age group (years)	Subjects (n)	Phone consultations		Mental health visits
			Mean	S.D.	Mean	S.D.
AN	18–24	11	1.09	2.39	0.82	1.94
	25–34	10	−1.10	1.79	0.00	0.00
	35–55	7	8.14	11.28	9.00	15.91
BN	18–24	25	3.48	5.84	0.80	2.20
	25–34	22	2.36	4.81	0.95	3.11
	35–55	30	2.37	5.39	1.60	2.84
EDNOS	18–24	39	2.56	3.94	0.87	3.23
	25–34	23	3.96	6.91	2.30	5.40
	35–55	37	4.57	6.27	2.24	3.77

AN, Anorexia nervosa; BN, bulimia nervosa; EDNOS, eating disorders not otherwise specified; S.D., standard deviation.