Sex, female | 2164 (88.0) | 3527 (90.4) | 1573 (92.5) | 1438 (94.0) | 787 (91.4) | 691 (89.7) | 619 (77.6) | 549 (82.2) |
Age, mean ± SD | 14.51 ± 1.81 | 14.38 ± 1.76 | 21.13 ± 2.50 | 21.18 ± 2.49 | 32.73 ± 3.94 | 32.52 ± 4.04 | 57.32 ± 13.93 | 58.15 ± 14.69 |
Median (IQR) | 15 (13–16) | 15 (13–16) | 21 (19–23) | 21 (19–23) | 32 (29–36) | 32 (29–36) | 53 (46–66) | 54 (45–69) |
Rural area | 238 (9.7) | 340 (8.7) | 137 (8.1) | 119 (7.8) | 67 (7.8) | 61 (7.9) | 77 (9.6) | 72 (10.8) |
Material deprivation quintile |
Q5 (most deprived) | 390 (15.9) | 594 (15.2) | 309 (18.2) | 310 (20.3) | 223 (25.9) | 186 (24.2) | 203 (25.4) | 168 (25.1) |
Q4 | 388 (15.8) | 543 (13.9) | 295 (17.3) | 245 (16.0) | 145 (16.8) | 133 (17.3) | 147 (18.4) | 134 (20.1) |
Q3 | 425 (17.3) | 652 (16.7) | 291 (17.1) | 266 (17.4) | 115 (13.4) | 110 (14.3) | 137 (17.2) | 97 (14.5) |
Q2 | 556 (22.6) | 921 (23.6) | 345 (20.3) | 323 (21.1) | 182 (21.1) | 145 (18.8) | 138 (17.3) | 130 (19.5) |
Q1 (least deprived) | 666 (27.1) | 1137 (29.1) | 424 (24.9) | 365 (23.9) | 191 (22.2) | 192 (24.9) | 164 (20.6) | 128 (19.2) |
Pre-existing MH condition (2-yr lookback) | 1554 (63.2) | 2392 (61.3) | 1478 (86.9) | 1321 (86.4) | 762 (88.5) | 666 (86.5) | 570 (71.4) | 474 (71.0) |
Pre-existing eating disorder (lifetime lookback to 2002) | 456 (18.6) | 669 (17.1) | 718 (42.2) | 564 (36.9) | 420 (48.8) | 389 (50.5) | 269 (33.7) | 237 (35.5) |
Pre-existing eating disorder (2-yr lookback) | 419 (17.0) | 615 (15.8) | 489 (28.7) | 390 (25.5) | 277 (32.2) | 238 (30.9) | 168 (21.1) | 137 (20.5) |
Eating disorders† |
Anorexia nervosa | 1100 (44.8) | 1883 (48.2) | 638 (37.5) | 563 (36.8) | 338 (39.3) | 287 (37.3) | 239 (29.9) | 206 (30.8) |
Bulimia nervosa | 260 (10.6) | 301 (7.7) | 361 (21.2) | 262 (17.1) | 226 (26.2) | 192 (24.9) | 110 (13.8) | 75 (11.2) |
Other eating disorders‡ | 1533 (62.4) | 2417 (61.9) | 905 (53.2) | 897 (58.7) | 414 (48.1) | 377 (49.0) | 499 (62.5) | 435 (65.1) |
Provisionally diagnosed eating disorders | 10 (0.4) | 11 (0.3) | 61 (3.6) | 44 (2.9) | 34 (3.9) | 18 (2.3) | 14 (1.8) | 14 (2.1) |
Eating disorder–related ED visits |
Patients with an eating disorder–related ED visit | 1438 (58.5) | 2997 (78.6) | 1451 (85.3) | 1434 (93.8) | 598 (69.5) | 581 (75.5) | 386 (48.4) | 344 (51.5) |
Setting, no. (%) of patients with eating disorder–related ED visit |
Community or small hospital | 626 (43.5) | 1251 (41.7) | 791 (54.5) | 703 (49.0) | 337 (56.4) | 299 (51.5) | 247 (64.0) | 218 (63.4) |
Adult academic hospital | 101 (7.0) | 149 (5.0) | 605 (41.7) | 665 (46.4) | 223 (37.3) | 261 (44.9) | 113 (29.3) | 115 (33.4) |
Pediatric academic hospital | 711 (49.4) | 1597 (53.3) | 55 (3.8) | 66 (4.6) | 38 (6.4) | 21 (3.6) | 26 (6.7) | 11 (3.2) |
Eating disorder–related hospital admissions |
Patients with an eating disorder–related hospital admission | 2335 (95.0) | 3609 (92.5) | 1318 (77.5) | 1143 (74.8) | 766 (89.0) | 649 (84.3) | 637 (79.8) | 540 (80.8) |
Setting, no. (%) of patients with eating disorder–related hospital admission |
Community or small hospital | 813 (34.8) | 1482 (41.1) | 715 (54.2) | 578 (50.6) | 377 (49.2) | 313 (48.2) | 345 (54.2) | 299 (55.4) |
Adult academic hospital | 196 (8.4) | 241 (6.7) | 585 (44.4) | 549 (48.0) | 379 (49.5) | 322 (49.6) | 275 (43.2) | 227 (42.0) |
Pediatric academic hospital | 1326 (56.8) | 1886 (52.3) | 18 (1.4) | 16 (1.4) | 10 (1.3) | 14 (2.2) | 17 (2.7) | 14 (2.6) |
Length of hospital stay, d, mean ± SD | 23.25 ± 45.42 | 18.39 ± 33.09 | 31.04 ± 85.21 | 19.05 ± 27.65 | 30.04 ± 43.00 | 26.07 ± 37.46 | 36.05 ± 47.09 | 30.20 ± 40.93 |
Median (IQR) | 12 (6–24) | 11 (5–20) | 12 (3–35) | 8 (3–25) | 17 (5–42) | 14 (5–31) | 21 (7–47) | 15 (7–37) |