Estimation of Eating Disorders Prevalence by Age and Associations With Mortality in a Simulated Nationally Representative US Cohort | Zendy

Zachary J. Ward | Zendy; Patricia J Rodriguez | Zendy; Davene R. Wright | Zendy; S. Bryn Austin | Zendy; Michael W. Long | Zendy

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Estimation of Eating Disorders Prevalence by Age and Associations With Mortality in a Simulated Nationally Representative US Cohort

Author(s) -

Zachary J. Ward,

Patricia J Rodriguez,

Davene R. Wright,

S. Bryn Austin,

Michael W. Long

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12925

Subject(s) - demography , bulimia nervosa , medicine , eating disorders , cohort , population , anorexia nervosa , binge eating disorder , comorbidity , pediatrics , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health , sociology

Key Points Question What is the association between mortality and increasing treatment coverage for eating disorders, taking into account individual-level eating disorder disease dynamics? Findings In this decision analytical model study, the estimated lifetime prevalence of eating disorders is high, with nearly 1 in 7 male individuals (14.3%) and 1 in 5 female individuals (19.7%) experiencing an eating disorder by age 40 years. Increasing treatment coverage for all eating disorder cases could avert 70.5 deaths per 100 000 individuals by age 40 years. Meaning The findings suggest that increasing treatment coverage for eating disorders could substantially reduce the mortality associated with these common psychiatric disorders.

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