Eating disorders in males: a representative survey

The present study examined the prevalence of eating disorders in a male representative random sample in Tyrol. The data were collected by telephone. Of the 1000 men, 8 (0.8%) met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder. An additional 42 subjects (4.2%) exhibited a partial binge eati...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft 1998-12, Vol.37 (4), p.336-342
Main Authors: Kinzl, J F, Traweger, C, Trefalt, E, Mangweth, B, Biebl, W
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Bulimia - diagnosis
Bulimia - epidemiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Sex Factors
Telephone
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Summary:The present study examined the prevalence of eating disorders in a male representative random sample in Tyrol. The data were collected by telephone. Of the 1000 men, 8 (0.8%) met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder. An additional 42 subjects (4.2%) exhibited a partial binge eating syndrome. These two otherwise widely identical groups of binge eaters were separated only by the DSM-IV frequency criterion. Five subjects (0.5%) met the DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa, and 94 men (9.4%) reported recurrent overeating. Men with any eating disorder were mostly overweight or obese. The findings show that there is a significant difference in eating disorders between men and women, but certain eating disorders are frequent not only in women but also in men.
ISSN:0044-264X
DOI:10.1007/s003940050034