Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of males and females with eating disorders in a tertiary setting
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| (N = 53) | (N = 704) | |
| Age (yrs), M (SD) | 13.57 (2.02) | 14.74 (1.56) |
| DSM-5 diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| UFED | 21 (39.6) | 153 (21.7) |
| AN | 18 (34.0) | 268 (38.1) |
| Atypical AN | 11 (20.8) | 168 (23.9) |
| BN | 1 (1.9) | 70 (9.9) |
| Purging disorder | 1 (1.9) | 28 (4.0) |
| BED | 1 (1.9) | 2 (0.3) |
| BN with low frequency and/or limited duration | 0 (0) | 10 (1.4) |
| BED with low frequency and/or limited duration | 0 (0) | 5 (0.7) |
| Lifetime psychiatric hospitalisations, n (%) | 2 (4.3) | 56 (9.5) |
| Current psychiatric medication use, n (%) | 7 (17.9) | 117 (20.4) |
| Age of onset (yrs), M (SD) | 12.39 (2.55) | 13.81 (1.66) |
| Illness duration (mths), median ± IQR [range] | 9.00 ± 5–18 [2, 120] | 8.00 ± 5–12 [1,78] |
| BMI z score, M (SD) | −1.61 (1.45) | −1.42 (1.49) |
| Objective binge presence, n (%) | 9 (17.3) | 137 (20.0) |
| Purging presence, n (%) | 6 (11.8) | 223 (32.6) |
| Vomiting presence | 5 (9.6) | 215 (30.8) |
| Laxatives presence | 1 (1.9) | 35 (5.8) |
| Diuretics presence | 0 (0) | 6 (0.9) |
| Intense exercise presence, n (%) | 27 (50.9) | 362 (47.3) |
| Objective binge episodes in the previous 28 days, median ± IQR [range] | 0 ± 0–0 [0,30] | 0 ± 0–0 [0, 28] |
| Purging episodes in the previous 28 days, median ± IQR [range] | 0 ± 0–0 [0,26] | 0 ± 0–6 [0, 308] |
| Vomiting episodes | 0 ± 0–0 [0,26] | 0 ± 0–4 [0,224] |
| Laxative episodes | 0 ± 0–0 [0,10] | 0 ± 0–0 [0,280] |
| Diuretic episodes | 0 ± 0–0 [0,0] | 0 ± 0–0 [0,84] |
| Intense exercise days in the previous 28 days, median ± IQR [range] | 2.5 ± 0–28 [0,28] | 4 ± 0–28 [0,28] |
| EDE weight concern, M (SD) | 1.97 (1.50) | 3.09 (1.82) |
| EDE shape concern, M (SD) | 2.39 (1.88) | 3.57 (1.81) |
| Any medical feature, n (%) | 24 (45.3) | 243 (34.5) |
| Bradycardia | 16 (32.7) | 156 (22.6) |
| Hypotension | 6 (12.8) | 76 (11.2) |
| Hypothermia | 4 (8.2) | 20 (3.0) |
| Poor peripheral perfusion | 5 (10.6) | 91 (13.6) |
Median +/− IQR [range] were reported when variable skewness (>3) was present in 1 or more groups
UFED unspecified feeding and eating disorders, AN anorexia nervosa, BN bulimia nervosa, BED binge eating disorder, BMI body mass index, EDE Eating Disorder Examination