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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Psychol. 2017 Jul;126(5):565–592. doi: 10.1037/abn0000243

Table 2.

Summary of Studies and Coded Moderators

Study name Method of diagnosis Sample demographic Age group Participant sex N Age
BMI
AN subtype PD diagnostic criteria
M SD M SD Type of purging behavior Purging frequency criterion Body image disturbance SBEs included
Allen, Byrne, Oddy, and Crosby (2013a) Self-report Non-treatment Adolescent Male and female 1,383 14.01 .19 n.s. Purging ≥1×/wk Described n.s.
Allen, Byrne, Oddy, and Crosby (2013b) Self-report Non-treatment Adolescent Male and female 1,383 14.01 .19 n.s. Purging ≥1×/wk Described n.s.
Binford and Le Grange (2005) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Adolescent Male and female 56 16.55 1.36 Purging ≥1×/wk Described n.s.
Darcy et al. (2015) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Adolescent Female only 114 Not exclusive to purging n.s. Described n.s.
Davis, Holland, and Keel (2014) Structured interview Non-treatment Adult Female only 60 21.12 5.15 21.82 2.20 Not exclusive to purging ≥2×/wk Described Allowed
Eddy, Doyle, Hoste, Herzog, and Le Grange (2008) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Adolescent Male and female 281 16.00 2.00 Purging ≥2×/wk n.s. Allowed
Ekeroth, Clinton, Norring, and Birgegard (2013) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Adult Female only 2,233 25.70 7.84 Both Purging n.s. Described Allowed
Favaro, Ferrara, and Santonastaso (2003) Structured interview Non-treatment Adult Female only 934 20.9 2.60 n.s. Purging ≥2×/wk Described n.s.
Fink, Smith, Gordon, Holm-Denoma, and Joiner (2009) Structured interview Non-treatment Adult Female only 294 18.87 2.58 n.s. Purging ≥2×/wk n.s. n.s.
Flament et al. (2015) Self-report Non-treatment Adolescent Male and female 3,043 14.19 1.61 n.s. Purging ≥1×/wk Described n.s.
García, Planell, Estragués, i Escursell, and Carracedo (2010) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Mixed Female only 73 Not exclusive to purging n.s. n.s. n.s.
Goldschmidt et al. (2016) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Adolescent Male and female 245 16.20 1.50 AN-bp Purging ≥1×/wk Described Allowed
Haedt and Keel (2010) Self-report Non-treatment Adult Male and female 2,491 20.00 1.70 22.07 2.90 Purging ≥1×/wk Described Excluded
Helverskov et al. (2011) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Mixed Male and female 965 22.00 6.20 n.s. Not exclusive to purging n.s. Described n.s.
Keel, Haedt, and Edler (2005) Structured interview Non-treatment Adult Female only 111 25.10 6.00 21.70 1.60 Purging ≥2×/wk Described Allowed
Keel, Mayer, and Harnden-Fischer (2001) Structured interview Non-treatment Mixed Female only 54 Purging ≥2×/wk. Described Allowed
Keel, Wolfe, Gravener, and Jimerson (2008) Structured interview Non-treatment Adult Female only 119 Purging ≥2×/wk Described Allowed
Knoph et al. (2013) Self-report Non-treatment Adult Female only 3,534 30.00 4.70 n.s. Not exclusive to purging ≥1×/wk n.s. n.s.
Koch, Quadflieg, and Fichter (2013) Self-report Specialized ED treatment Adult Male and female 1,484 AN-bp Purging ≥1×/wk Described n.s.
Le Grange et al. (2006) Structured interview Mixed Adult Female only 204 25.70 8.90 Not exclusive to purging n.s. n.s. Allowed
MacDonald, Trottier, McFarlane, and Olmsted (2015) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Adolescent Male and female 158 27.10 8.80 23.20 4.40 Not exclusive to purging ≥1×/wk n.s. Allowed
Marino (2011) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Mixed Male and female 1,033 AN-bp Purging ≥2×/wk n.s. n.s.
Metzler-Brody et al. (2011) Self-report General psychiatric Adult Female only 158 30.20 5.90 n.s. Not exclusive to purging n.s. n.s. n.s.
Nakai, Fukushima, Taniguchi, Nin, and Teramukai (2013) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Mixed Female only 1,029 n.s. Not exclusive to purging n.s. n.s. n.s.
Pisetsky, Thornton, Lichtenstein, Pedersen, and Bulik (2013) Self-report Non-treatment Adult Female only 13,035 Both Purging ≥1×/wk Described n.s.
Roberto, Grilo, Masheb, and White (2010) Self-report Non-treatment n.s. Female only 234 34.10 10.20 Not exclusive to purging ≥1×/wk n.s. n.s.
Roberto, Haynos, Schwartz, Brownell, and White (2013) Self-report Non-treatment Adult Male and female 371 33.20 12.10 28.82 8.97 Purging ≥1×/wk n.s. n.s.
Rockert, Kaplan, and Olmsted (2007) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Mixed Male and female 1,449 28.49 8.90 Both Purging ≥1×/wk n.s. n.s.
Smith and Crowther (2013) Self-report Non-treatment Adult Female only 94 19.77 4.22 23.70 4.98 Purging ≥1×/wk Described Allowed
Solmi, Hotopf, Hatch, Treasure, and Micali (2016) Structured interview Non-treatment Mixed Male and female 145 Purging ≥2×/wk n.s. n.s.
Stice, Marti, and Rohde (2013) Structured interview Non-treatment Adolescent Female only 496 13.00 n.s. Purging ≥1×/wk Described n.s.
Støving et al. (2012) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Mixed Female only 605 n.s. Purging ≥1×/wk n.s. n.s.
Tasca et al. (2012) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Adult Female only 1,831 Both Purging ≥1×/wk Described n.s.
Tobin, Griffing, and Griffing (1997) Structured interview Specialized ED treatment Mixed Male and female 267 AN-bp Not exclusive to ≥2×/wk n.s. n.s.
Wade (2007) Structured interview Non-treatment Mixed Female only 759 35.00 2.11 Purging ≥2×/wk n.s. Allowed
Wade, Bergin, Tiggemann, Bulik, and Fairburn (2006) Structured interview Non-treatment Adult Female only 1,002 34.97 2.11 Both Purging ≥2×/wk n.s. Allowed
Watson et al. (2013) Self-report Non-treatment Adult Female only 1,876 29.90 4.60 Purging ≥1×/wk n.s. n.s.
Wolfe, Jimerson, Smith, and Keel (2011) Structured interview Non-treatment Adult Female only 72 Purging ≥2×/wk n.s. n.s.

Note. ED = eating disorder; BMI = Body Mass Index; AN = Anorexia Nervosa; AN-r = AN restricting subtype; AN-bp = AN binge-purge subtype; Both = both AN-r and AN-bp subtypes included. n.s. = Not specified. Purging behavior was defined as self-induced vomiting, laxative, and/or diuretic use; non-purging behavior included other compensatory behaviors (i.e., exercise and fasting). Empty cells indicate values were not specified by the study.