Table 2. Epidemiological studies of eating disorders which include and/or compare rates for males and females – diagnosed or clinic samples.

Author	Date	Country	Sample age	Sample description	Numbers / proportions / rates	M	F	M as % of overall
Section 1: EDs – overall
Braun	1999	USA	Adults	Patients presenting for their first admission with DSM-IV defined EDs at the New York Hospital, Cornell between 1984-1997	Proportions of total sample	7%	93%	7.0
Bramon-Bosch	2000	UK	Adults	Patients referred to the Maudsley Hospital ED unit over a 2.5 year period	Proportions of total sample	11%	89%	11.0
Striegel-Moore	2000	USA	? adults	Database covering in-and out-patient health care service use data for individuals covered by benefit plans of large employers, approx 2 million females and 2 million males	Proportions of those with any ED treatment claims	9%	91%	9.0
Button	2008	UK	Adults	Among 2,554 new patients assessed by a specialised service for adults between 1987-2007	Proportions of those with diagnosed EDs	5%	95%	5.0
Micali	2013	UK	10-49	General Practice Research Database (covers approx 3 million patients) screened for new cases of ED 2000-2009	2009 – ED incidence per 100,000, ages 20-29	10.1	88.5	8.3
					2009 – ED incidence per 100,000, ages 40-49	0.9	15.9	5.1
Section 2 Anorexia
Jones	1980	USA	All ages	Incidence of diagnosed AN in Monroe County, NY between 1960-69 and 1970-1976	1960-1969 -rates per 100,000	0.20	0.49	27.3
					1970-1976 -rates per 100,000	0.09	1.16	6.5
Lucas	1991	USA	All ages	Medical records of all persons in community of Rochester, Minnesota from 1935-84 screened	AN incidence per 100,000 person-years, ages 20-24	4.6	27.6	11.6
					AN incidence per 100,000 person-years, ages 40-49	1.0	5.2	15.6
Striegel-Moore	2000	USA	? Adults	Database covering in-and out-patient health care service use data for individuals covered by benefit plans of large employers, approx 2 million females and 2 million males	Proportions of those with any treatment claims	9%	91%	9.0
Currin	2005	UK	All ages	General Practice Research Database (covers approx 3 million patients) screened for new cases of AN 1994-2000	2000 - AN incidence per 100,000	0.7	8.6	7.1
Van Son	2006	Netherlands	All ages	Primary care data – participating GPs had total average annual patient load of ~150,000 – examined incidence of AN during 1985-1989 and 1995-1999	1995-1999 - number of new AN cases identified 1995-1999	1	57	1.7
Button	2008	UK	Adults	Among 2,554 new patients assessed by a specialised service for adults between 1987-2007	Proportions of those with diagnosed AN	5%	95%	5.0
Micali	2013	UK	10-49	General Practice Research Database (covers approx 3 million patients) screened for new cases of ED 2000-2009	2009 – AN incidence per 100,000, ages 20-29	1.8	18.9	7.0
					2009 – AN incidence per 100,000, ages 40-49	0.3	1.1	20.0
Section 3 Bulimia
Striegel-Moore	2000	USA	? adults	Database covering in-and out-patient health care service use data for individuals covered by benefit plans of large employers, approx 2 million females and 2 million males	Proportions of those with any BN treatment claims	5%	95%	5.0
Currin	2005	UK	All ages	General Practice Research Database (covers approx 3 million patients) screened for new cases of BN 1994-2000	2000 -BN incidence per 100,000	0.7	12.4	5.1
Van Son	2006	Netherlands	All ages	Primary care data – participating GPs had total average annual patient load of ~150,000 – examined incidence of BN during 1985-1989 and 1995-1999	1995-1999 – number of new BN cases identified	1	45	2.2
Button	2008	UK	Adults	Among 2,554 new patients assessed by a specialised service for adults between 1987-2007	Proportions of those with diagnosed BN	4%	96%	4.0
Micali	2013	UK	10-49	General Practice Research Database (covers approx 3 million patients) screened for new cases of ED 2000-2009	2009 – BN incidence per 100,000, ages 20-29	4.7	31.8	10.5
					2009 – BN incidence per 100,000, ages 40-49	0.0	5.1	0.0
Section 4 EDNOS
Striegel-Moore	2000	USA	? adults	Database covering in-and out-patient health care service use data for individuals covered by benefit plans of large employers, approx 2 million females and 2 million males	Proportions with any EDNOS treatment claims	19%	81%	19.0
Button	2008	UK	Adults	Among 2,554 new patients assessed by a specialised service for adults between 1987-2007	Proportions with diagnosed EDNOS	5%	95%	5.0
Micali	2013	UK	10-49	General Practice Research Database (covers approx 3 million patients) screened for new cases of ED 2000-2009	2009 – EDNOS incidence per 100,000, ages 20-29	3.2	37.8	6.3
					2009 – EDNOS incidence per 100,000, ages 40-49	0.6	9.6	5.6