| Name |
Anorexia and bulimia nervosa (eating_dz) |
| Category |
Psychiatric |
| Sex |
|
| Adult |
Yes |
| UUID |
ffc208d4-641b-41fb-97b7-c03309c03ac7 |
| Definition |
Mental disorders defined by abnormal eating behaviors that negatively affect a person’s physical or mental health. Anorexia nervosa: the afflicted individual has an intense fear of gaining weight and restrict food or overexercise to manage this fear. Bulimia nervosa: the afflicted individual eats a lot (binging) then tries to rid themselves of the food (purging). |
Ontologies
Key Summary Statistics
Cases from any source
| Total |
843 |
| Female (%) |
790 (94%) |
| Male (%) |
53 (6%) |
Year first recorded
Cases linked in all UK Biobank sources
Cross-source concordance
Vertical bars correspond to number of cases per source/intersection; horizontal bars to left correspond to total number of cases per source.
Incidence & prevalence
Baseline prevalence stratified by sex
| Female |
42.08 (37.73,46.44) |
| Male |
3.64 (2.24,5.04) |
Incidence stratified by sex
| Female |
0.21 (0.09,0.33) |
| Male |
0.02 (-0.02,0.06) |
Incidence stratified by age
| Ages 40-44 |
0.2 (-0.08,0.48) |
| Ages 45-49 |
0.3 (0.01,0.59) |
| Ages 50-54 |
0.06 (-0.06,0.19) |
| Ages 55-59 |
0.0 (0.0,0.0) |
| Ages 60-64 |
0.12 (-0.02,0.25) |
| Ages 65-69 |
0.15 (-0.02,0.32) |
Period prevalence
Methods
Comparison with general population
Sex-standardised prevalence from CALIBER study (Kuan et al. 2019)
| Population |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| UK Biobank |
41 (36,48) |
21 (17,24) |
12 (10,14) |
| CALIBER |
50 (48,52) |
28 (26,29) |
12 (11,14) |
Stratified by age and Townsend deprivation status
| Deprivation status |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| Least deprived |
31(20,46) |
18(12,27) |
9(5,14) |
| Low |
32(21,48) |
23(16,32) |
12(8,18) |
| Medium |
48(34,65) |
16(10,23) |
11(7,16) |
| High |
47(35,63) |
15(10,23) |
14(9,20) |
| Most deprived |
45(33,60) |
30(22,41) |
14(9,21) |
Stratified by age and country
| Country |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| England |
38(32,45) |
21(17,25) |
12(10,15) |
| Scotland |
65(46,90) |
29(19,42) |
15(9,24) |
| Wales |
36(19,63) |
3(0,12) |
1(0,8) |
Definition
| UK Biobank field id |
Description |
Code |
Value |
| 20002 |
Non-cancer illness code, self-reported |
1470 |
anorexia/bulimia/other eating disorder |
| 41202 |
Diagnoses - main ICD10 |
F50.0 |
Anorexia nervosa |
| 41202 |
Diagnoses - main ICD10 |
F50.1 |
Atypical anorexia nervosa |
| 41202 |
Diagnoses - main ICD10 |
F50.2 |
Bulimia nervosa |
| 41202 |
Diagnoses - main ICD10 |
F50.3 |
Atypical bulimia nervosa |
| 41204 |
Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 |
F50.0 |
Anorexia nervosa |
| 41204 |
Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 |
F50.1 |
Atypical anorexia nervosa |
| 41204 |
Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 |
F50.2 |
Bulimia nervosa |
| 41204 |
Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 |
F50.3 |
Atypical bulimia nervosa |
| 40001 |
Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 |
F50.0 |
Anorexia nervosa |
| 40001 |
Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 |
F50.1 |
Atypical anorexia nervosa |
| 40001 |
Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 |
F50.2 |
Bulimia nervosa |
| 40001 |
Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 |
F50.3 |
Atypical bulimia nervosa |
| 40002 |
Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 |
F50.0 |
Anorexia nervosa |
| 40002 |
Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 |
F50.1 |
Atypical anorexia nervosa |
| 40002 |
Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 |
F50.2 |
Bulimia nervosa |
| 40002 |
Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 |
F50.3 |
Atypical bulimia nervosa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
1467.00 |
H/O: anorexia nervosa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
E271.00 |
Anorexia nervosa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
E275100 |
Bulimia (non-organic overeating) |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
Eu50000 |
[X]Anorexia nervosa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
Eu50100 |
[X]Atypical anorexia nervosa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
Eu50200 |
[X]Bulimia nervosa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
Eu50211 |
[X]Bulimia NOS |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
Eu50300 |
[X]Atypical bulimia nervosa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
R036011 |
[D]Bulimia NOS |