Table 3.
Age of onset of eating disorders* and comorbid psychiatric disorders among lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (n=31)
| Psychiatric disorder occurred before eating disorder |
Psychiatric disorder developed simultaneous to or after eating disorder |
z | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aAny anxiety disorder (n=22) | 86% (n=19) | 4% (n=1) | 9.23, p < 0.001 |
| bMajor Depressive Disorder (n=14) | 77% (n=11) | 7% (n=1) | 5.22, p < 0.001 |
| Any substance use disorder (n=14) | 57% (n=8) | 43% (n=6) | 0.54, p = 0.6 |
*
Includes cases who met criteria for a full syndrome eating disorder or a subclinical eating disorder.
a
Age of onset data was missing for 4 participants who were diagnosed with specific phobia. Two individuals had another anxiety disorder, and 2 participants had no other anxiety disorder, 9% (n=2).
b
Missing, 14% (n=2)