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. 2021 Dec 11;9:161. doi: 10.1186/s40337-021-00516-3

Table 3.

Prevalence of Substance Use in AN, AN-R, and AN-BP

Prevalence
Substance Use k n I2 ** 95% CIs Prevalence in AN n for AN-R Prevalence in AN-R n for AN-BP Prevalence in AN-BP
Alcohol 5 677 70.56% 0.22,0.36 29% 172 31% 156 43%
Amphetamines 3 326 0.01, 0.06 3% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Barbiturates 2 160 0.00, 0.05 2% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Caffeine 3 107 0.08, 0.73 37% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cannabis 5 720 95.18% 0.03, 0.28 14% 283 16% 211 33%
Cocaine 3 326 0.00, 0.04 1% 111 0% 55 0%
Diazepam 1* 26 0.00, 0.20 4% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hallucinogens 2 161 0.00, 0.02 0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Heroin 1* 166 0.00, 0.02 0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Inhalants 2 148 0.00, 0.04 1% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Opiates 3 521 0.00, 0.24 5% 111 1% 55 2%
Phencyclidine 1* 26 0.00, 0.13 0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Quaaludes 1* 26 0.00, 0.20 4% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Stimulants 2 383 0.11, 0.18 14% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tobacco 9 1352 90.64% 0.16, 0.34 25% 255 26% 788 32%
Tranquilizers 1* 134 0.00, 0.06 2% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Other Substance Use 1* 328 0.10, 0.18 14% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Substance Use Total 4 769 94.27% 0.08, 0.34 20% 111 5% 55 18%

*not derived from meta-analysis data, ** I2 only derived when pooled meta-analysis included 4 or more studies

AN anorexia nervosa; AN-BP anorexia nervosa binge-eating/purge type; AN-R anorexia nervosa restrictive type; CIs = confidence intervals; k amount of studies