Table 1.
Prevalence of eating disorder status, according to demographics and metabolic characteristics of the population in Binge Eating in Rio Survey (n = 2297), 2020
| Variables | BED | BN | RBE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
| Total | 29 | 1.4 | 0.81–2.43 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.34–1.55 | 90 | 6.2 | 3.10–5.27 |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 5 | 0.5 | 0.18–1.34 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.03–0.62 | 19 | 2.4 | 1.40–3.99 |
| Female | 24 | 2.3 | 1.21–4.19 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.56–2.86 | 71 | 5.6 | 4.12–7.58 |
| Race/skin color | |||||||||
| White | 6 | 0.8 | 2.91–2.12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.18–1.20 | 34 | 3.6 | 2.35–5.41 |
| Black | 7 | 2.4 | 0.91–6.31 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.56–5.90 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.15–7.90 |
| Mixeda | 16 | 1.5 | 0.79–2.79 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.17–1.22 | 38 | 4.4 | 3.06–6.30 |
| Age | |||||||||
| 18–30 years | 6 | 1.1 | 0.44–2.86 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.25–3.91 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.45–8.19 |
| 31–45 years | 12 | 1.3 | 0.67–2.41 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.41–2.44 | 33 | 3.8 | 2.50–5.66 |
| 46–60 years | 11 | 1.8 | 0.75–4.44 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.03–0.66 | 25 | 3.1 | 1.76–5.14 |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Single | 10 | 1.5 | 0.54–4.18 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.12–1.15 | 40 | 4.6 | 3.14–6.80 |
| Married | 16 | 1.3 | 0.67–2.60 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.37–2.48 | 42 | 4.0 | 2.70–6.02 |
| Widow/divorced | 3 | 1.5 | 0.34–6.11 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.25–2.23 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.89–4.04 |
| Schoolinga | |||||||||
| 0–10 years | 10 | 1.4 | 0.54–3.60 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.31–3.34 | 37 | 4.4 | 2.70–7.09 |
| 11–14 years | 15 | 1.6 | 0.76–3.54 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.28–1.96 | 42 | 4.1 | 2.75–5.99 |
| > 15 years | 4 | 0.7 | 0.24–2.56 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.01–0.74 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.4–7.1 |
| Incomec | |||||||||
| Up to R$1.000.00 | 1.4 | 0.58–3.56 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.41–6.27 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.23–6.87 | |
| R$1.001.00–3.000.00 | 15 | 1.8 | 0.77–4.37 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.29–2.12 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.64–6.06 |
| > R$3.000.00 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.25–1.71 | – | – | – | 14 | 3.4 | 1.75–6.45 |
| BMId | |||||||||
| Underweight | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 7.0 | 01.67–24.86 | |
| Normal weight | 1 | 8.1 | 1.08–41.64 | 2 | 7.7 | 1.60–30.06 | 16 | 18.2 | 10.56–29.51 |
| Overweight | 6 | 27.1 | 9.13–57.88 | 4 | 18.2 | 4.04–53.97 | 24 | 21.8 | 13.50–33.15 |
| Obese | 21 | 64.8 | 36.12–85.68 | 11 | 74.1 | 40.54–92.32 | 46 | 53.0 | 40.21–65.51 |
Values in bold indicate statistically significant at a p-value < 0.05
BED binge eating disorder (DSM-5), BN bulimia nervosa (DSM-5), RBE recurrent binge eating (≥ 1 binge eating episode/week in the last 3 months), BMI body mass index
aMixed: Brown, Yellow and Indigenous
bIncome = R$1000.00 is approximately one minimum wage in Brazil
cSchooling = 0–10 years (equivalent to elementary), 11–14 years (equivalent to high school), > 15 years of study (college or above)
dBMI = weight (KG)/height (m2)