Table 2.
Frequency (and percentages) of EDs in musicians by gender
| Pica | Rumination disorder | Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder | AN | BN | BED | Night eating syndrome | Totala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1 (0.6 %) | 3 (1.9 %) | 18 (11.5 %) | 15 (9.6 %) | 16 (10.3 %) | 19 (12.2 %) | 8 (5.1 %) | 80 (41.67%) |
| 95% CI | −0.6 to 1.89% | −0.22 to 4.07% | 6.52 to 16.54% | 4.99 to 14.23% | 5.49 to 15.01% | 7.04 to 17.3% | 1.66 to 8.58% | 33.93 to 49.39% |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 4 (3.8 %) | 6 (5.8 %) | 4 (3.8 %) | 9 (8.7%) | 3 (2.9 %) | 26 (18.27 %) |
| 95% CI | 0.15 to 7.53% | 1.28 to 10.24% | 0.15 to 7.53% | 3.25 to 14.05% | −0.32 to 6.09% | 10.84 to 25.68% | ||
| Total | 1 (0.4 %) | 3 (1.2 %) | 22 (8.5%) | 21 (8.1 %) | 20 (7.7 %) | 28 (10.8 %) | 11 (4.2%) | 106 |
Percentages were calculated according to the total N of participants that answered Q10 (females: 156, males: 104)
aThese values are higher than what is reported in the text because some participants reported more than one ED. There were 12 participants that answered ‘Yes, other’ in the question ‘Have you ever suffered from any of the following EDs?’. The free text answer was evaluated and was categorized accordingly to a Yes or No answer as to whether they had an ED or not. One participant had symptoms/behaviours of anorexia, but not severe or long term enough to be diagnosed and, therefore, was classified as ‘No ED’