Table 2.
A summary of the topics using group 1 tweets (ie, manually identified ED-laypeople tweets).
| Topic category | Population, n | Number of topics under each category | Representative topic themes | Coherence rate, n (%) |
| EDa recovery | 90 | 9 | Learning from the past; Hope; Moving forward | 69 (77) |
| ED symptoms | 70 | 7 | Weight loss and gain; Binge-eating and purging | 61 (87) |
| Education or awareness or treatment | 60 | 6 | ED education; ED treatment | 51 (85) |
| Random words | 60 | 6 | Love; Big; Life; Rock | 48 (80) |
| Negative consequences | 50 | 5 | Health damage; Feeling trapped | 36 (72) |
| Body image | 50 | 5 | Collar bones; Thinness | 39 (78) |
| Food and drink | 30 | 3 | Food and drink | 23 (77) |
| Pro-ana | 30 | 3 | Pro-ana | 24 (80) |
| Negative emotions | 30 | 3 | Guilt and shame; Fear; Sadness | 23 (77) |
| Media or advertising or portrayals | 20 | 2 | Media and advertising | 12 (60) |
| Comorbidity | 10 | 1 | Comorbidity | 10 (100) |
| Reflection or planning | 10 | 1 | Reflection or planning | 9 (90) |
| Ambivalence | 10 | 1 | Ambivalence | 8 (80) |
| Diagnostic criteria | 10 | 1 | Diagnostic criteria | 7 (70) |
| Questions or concerns | 10 | 1 | Questions or concerns | 10 (100) |
aED: eating disorder.