Eating Disorders and Later Incidence of Cancer: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We examined the incidence of cancer types among individuals with eating disorders (EDs).

Methods

A nationwide longitudinal study of 6,807,731 individuals born between 1940 and 2015 was conducted using the Danish National Registries. Cox models with ED diagnosis as exposure and cancer diagnoses as outcomes were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs while adjusting for sex, birth year, and comorbidities. The primary analysis comprised ICD-8 and ICD-10 codes for anorexia nervosa (AN) and other ED (OED). The secondary analysis comprised ICD-10 codes and included AN, bulimia nervosa (BN), and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS).

Results

AN was associated with a reduced incidence of breast cancer while adjusting for sex and birth year (HR,

SUBMITTER: Cooper GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12019012 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature