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ArticleJournal of eating disorders2017

Burden and health-related quality of life of eating disorders, including Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), in the Australian population.

Phillipa Hay, Deborah Mitchison, Abraham Ernesto Lopez Collado, David Alejandro González-Chica, Nigel Stocks, Stephen Touyz

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Article in Journal of eating disorders, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 145 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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145 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Phillipa HayTranslational Health Research Institute (THRI), School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0296-6856
Deborah MitchisonCentre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Abraham Ernesto Lopez ColladoCentre for Health Research, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW Australia.
David Alejandro González-ChicaDiscipline of General Practice, Adelaide Medical School, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence to Reduce Inequality in Heart Disease, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.
Nigel StocksDiscipline of General Practice, Adelaide Medical School, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence to Reduce Inequality in Heart Disease, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.
Stephen TouyzSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006 Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about the epidemiology and health related quality of life (HRQoL) of the new DSM-5 diagnoses, Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in the Australian population. We aimed to investigate the prevalance and burden of these disorders.

methodsWe conducted two sequential population-based surveys including individuals aged over 15 years who were interviewed in 2014 (

resultsThe 2014 and 2015 3-month prevalence of eating disorders were: anorexia nervosa-broad 0.4% (95% CI 0.2-0.7) and 0.5% (0.3-0.9); bulimia nervosa 1.1% (0.7-1.5) and 1.2% (0.9-1.7); ARFID 0.3% (0.1-0.5) and 0.3% (0.2-0.6). The 2015 3-month prevalence rates were: BED-broad 1.5% (1.1-2.0); Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) 3.2 (2.6-3.9); and Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder (UFED) 10.4% (0.9-11.5). Most people with OSFED had atypical anorexia nervosa and majority with UFED were characterised by having recurrent binge eating without marked distress. Eating disorders were represented throughout sociodemographic groups and those with bulimia nervosa and BED-broad had mean weight (BMI, kg/m

conclusionsWhilst full spectrum eating disorders, including ARFID, were less common than OSFED or UFED, they were associated with poor mental HRQoL and significant functional impairment. The present study supports the movement of eating disorders in to broader socio demographic groups including men, socio-economic disadvantaged groups and those with obesity.

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