Bulimia nervosa (incl. atypical)
Description
bulimia nervosa: Recurrent episodes of over-eating.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | F5_BULIMIA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: F502/F503, ICD-9: 3075B |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: F503/F502, ICD-9: 3075B |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 260 | 247 | 13 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.2 | 0.33 | 0.02 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 26.48 | 26.16 | 32.62 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 55.77 | 56.68 | 38.46 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |