Binge-eating disorder with and without lifetime anorexia nervosa: A comparison of sociodemographic and clinical features.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare individuals who have experienced binge-eating disorder (BED) and anorexia nervosa (AN) (BED AN+) to those who have experienced BED and not AN (BED AN-).

Method

Participants (N = 898) met criteria for lifetime BED and reported current binge eating. Approximately 14% had a lifetime diagnosis of AN. Analyses compared BED AN+ and BED AN- on sociodemographic variables and clinical history.

Results

The presence of lifetime AN was associated with more severe eating disorder symptoms, including earlier onset, more frequent, more chronic, and more types of eating disorder behaviors over the lifetime, as well as a higher lifetime prevalence of bulimia nervosa (BN). Participants with lifetime AN reported being more likely to have received treatments for BED

SUBMITTER: Pawar PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904171 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature