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. 2019 Oct 9;2(10):e1912925. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12925

Table. Model Parameter Search Bounds and Calibrated Values.

Parameter Prior Search Bounds, Uniform Distribution Calibrated Values, Mean (95% UI) Source
Naive incidencea
AN Age- and sex-specific NAb Global Burden of Disease Study 20176
BED Age- and sex-specific NAb Stice et al7 report 8-y cumulative incidence of 2.6% for female patients; age-specific estimates were imputed according to Global Burden of Disease Study 20176 curves
BN Age- and sex-specific NAb Global Burden of Disease Study 20176
OSFED Age- and sex-specific NAb Stice et al7 report 8-y cumulative incidence of 24.2% for female patients; age-specific estimates were imputed according to Global Burden of Disease Study 20176 curves
First-year relapse probability, %a
AN 5-40 Male: 21.3 (2.9-52.7) Berends et al11 report overall relapse rate of 31%
Female: 20.4 (2.3-55.6)
BED 5-40 Male: 9.8 (0.7-28.2) Hudson et al10 report relapse rate of 32.1% within 6 mo
Female: 25.2 (3.6-52.0)
BN 5-40 Male: 25.0 (2.2-56.9) Olmsted et al8 report relapse rate of 31% at 2 y; Olmsted et al9 report relapse rate of 27.6% within 6 mo of treatment completion
Female: 17.7 (1.4-47.0)
OSFED 5-40 Male: 12.2 (0.1-50.6) Stice et al7 report relapse rate of 20%-30% for EDNOS subtypes
Female: 13.1 (0.1-52.1)
Relapse decay parametera
AN 0-1 Male: 0.52 (0.07-0.94) Uniform prior
Female: 0.52 (0.05-0.94)
BED 0-1 Male: 0.43 (0.01-0.95)
Female: 0.57 (0.07-0.95)
BN 0-1 Male: 0.49 (0.03-0.97)
Female: 0.49 (0.03-0.89)
OSFED 0-1 Male: 0.49 (0.02-0.93)
Female: 0.42 (0.05-0.90)
Annual probability of remission without treatment, %a
AN 0-10 Male: 7.8 (0.2-20.1) Bergh et al12 and Hay et al13; based on control groups in trial
Female: 8.5 (0.9-20.3)
BED 0-10 Male: 16.3 (6.4-27.3)
Female: 7.0 (0.3-21.5)
BN 0-10 Male: 8.5 (1.4-18.9)
Female: 10.0 (2.1-21.7)
OSFED 0-10 Male: 10.9 (1.6-24.6)
Female: 13.6 (3.6-27.2)
Treatment proportion, %a
AN Male: 0-50 Male: 28.2 (2.4-49.0) Hudson et al4; assumed annual proportion is 50% of lifetime
Female: 0-30 Female: 14.0 (1.9-28.9)
BED Male: 0-51 Male: 30.1 (4.8-50.2) Hudson et al4; prior search bounds based on 95% CI
Female: 10-53 Female: 29.7 (11.0-52.2)
BN Male: 0-30 Male: 15.7 (1.3-28.5) Hudson et al4; for male patients, assumed annual proportion is 50% of lifetime, and for female patients, the proportion is based on 95% CI
Female: 0-37 Female: 17.7 (1.9-35.8)
OSFED Male: 0-30 Male: 16.5 (2.1-28.5) Same prior search bounds as for AN used
Female: 0-30 Female: 16.7 (1.4-28.8)
Treatment efficacy, relative rate of remissiona
AN 1.5-10 Male: 7.59 (1.32-19.83) Bergh et al12 report risk ratio of 7.69 (95% CI, 1.67-33.3)
Female: 8.00 (1.73-18.73)
BED 1.2-2.0 Male: 2.08 (1.36-3.37) Hay et al13 report risk ratio of 1.59 (95% CI, 1.20-2.08) for BED and BN
Female: 1.81 (1.10-2.86)
BN 1.2-2.0 Male: 1.75 (1.07-2.92)
Female: 1.74 (1.10-3.13)
OSFED 1.2-2.0 Male: 1.80 (1.07-3.01) Same prior search bounds as for BED and BN used
Female: 1.83 (1.05-3.01)
Annual eating disorder crossovers, %a
AN to BED Male: 0-1.5 Male: 1.2 (0.1-3.0) Relative probabilities informed by PEDSnet analysis by Rodriguez et al14
Female: 0-1.5 Female: 1.2 (0.1-3.1)
AN to BN Male: 0-0.03 Male: 0.0 (0.0-0.1)
Female: 0-0.4 Female: 0.3 (0.0-0.9)
AN to OSFED Male: 0-4.5 Male: 4.0 (0.2-10.3)
Female: 0-4.5 Female: 3.8 (0.4-10.4)
BED to AN Male: 0-1.3 Male: 1.1 (0.2-2.9)
Female: 0-1.2 Female: 0.5 (0.0-1.6)
BED to BN Male: 0-0.2 Male: 0.2 (0.0-0.4)
Female: 0-0.4 Female: 0.3 (0.0-0.9)
BED to OSFED Male: 0-4.9 Male: 5.4 (0.2-12.1)
Female: 0-4.7 Female: 3.4 (0.2-8.2)
BN to AN Male: 0-0.9 Male: 0.7 (0.1-1.9) Assumed that BED estimates accounted for 25% of OSFED prevalence on the basis of lifetime prevalence estimates from Hudson et al4 and Stice et al7
Female: 0-2.1 Female: 1.3 (0.1-3.4)
BN to BED Male: 0-1.7 Male: 1.4 (0.1-3.7)
Female: 0-1.7 Female: 1.4 (0.1-3.1)
BN to OSFED Male: 0-5.2 Male: 4.5 (0.5-9.9)
Female: 0-5.0 Female: 4.5 (0.4-10.1)
OSFED to AN Male: 0-4.0 Male: 0.4 (0.0-1.6)
Female: 0-3.6 Female: 0.1 (0.0-0.6)
OSFED to BED Male: 0-1.6 Male: 0.6% (0.1-1.6)
Female: 0-1.6 Female: 0.7 (0.0-2.2)
OSFED to BD Male: 0-0.6 Male: 0.1 (0.0-0.4)
Female: 0-1.3 Female: 0.4 (0.0-1.2)
Mortalitya
Background mortality Age- and sex-specific US life tables (Arias et al15)
AN, SMR 4.17-8.26 Male: 6.71 (1.43-13.12) Arcelus et al3 report SMR of 5.86 (95% CI, 4.17-8.26)
Female: 6.31 (1.33-12.44)
BED, SMR 1.46-2.52 Male: 2.01 (1.08-3.53) Ackard et al16 report suicide ideation or attempt odds ratios; Arcelus et al3 report SMR of 1.92 (95% CI, 1.46-2.52) for EDNOS
Female: 2.15 (1.10-3.68)
BN, SMR 1.44-2.59 Male: 2.26 (1.19-3.49) Arcelus et al3 report SMR of 1.93 (95% CI, 1.44-2.59)
Female: 2.31 (1.09-3.64)
OSFED, SMR 1.46-2.52 Male: 2.17 (1.15-3.81) Arcelus et al3 report SMR of 1.92 (95% CI, 1.46-2.52) for EDNOS
Female: 2.07 (1.12-3.67)

Abbreviations: AN, anorexia nervosa; BED, binge eating disorder; BN, bulimia nervosa; EDNOS, eating disorder not otherwise specified; NA, not applicable; OSFED, other specified feeding and eating disorder; SMR, standardized mortality ratio; UI, uncertainty interval.

a

See eAppendix 2 in the Supplement for more details on how the parameters were calculated.

b

See eFigure 1 in the Supplement for more details on how the parameters were calculated.