Table 5.
Exploratory analyses of prevalence of recurrent PB and RB by age groups in 10-year brackets (N = 2403)
| Age group | Recurrent PB | Recurrent RB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95% CI | 95% CI | |||||||
| n | % | LL | UL | n | % | LL | UL | |
| 18–29 years (n = 389) | 2 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 1.34 | 2 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 1.42 |
| 30–39 years (n = 394) | 5 | 1.27 | 0.25 | 2.54 | 2 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
| 40–49 years (n = 394) | 4 | 1.02 | 0.24 | 2.14 | 5 | 1.27 | 0.26 | 2.49 |
| 50–59 years (n = 490) | 8 | 1.63 | 0.61 | 3.01 | 5 | 1.02 | 0.21 | 2.05 |
| ⩾60 years (n = 736) | 7 | 0.95 | 0.29 | 1.74 | 3 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 0.94 |
Note: PB, pica behaviour; RB, rumination behaviour; CI, confidence interval; LL, lower limit; UL, upper limit.