Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of eating disorders by a history of suicidal attempts (SA) among individuals with lifetime diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (total and subtypes), bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder
From: Suicide attempts in US adults with lifetime DSM-5 eating disorders
| Â | AN | AN-R | AN-BP | BN | BED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA Yes (n = 60) | SA No (n = 216) | SA Yes (n = 28) | SA No (n = 162) | SA Yes (n = 32) | SA No (n = 54) | SA Yes (n = 29) | SA No (n = 63) | SA Yes (n = 64) | SA No (n = 254) | |
Current age (in years) | 38.7 (1.92) | 42.9 (1.11) | 40.5 (2.65) | 43.5 (1.25) | 37.3 (2.49) | 41.0 (2.48) | 34.2 (3.23) | 39.5 (2.58) | 38.9 (2.31)†| 44.9 (1.24) |
% female | 89.1 (5.02) | 93.6 (1.64) | 86.7 (7.58)†| 94.6 (1.67) | 90.8 (1.94) | 90.4 (2.62) | 89.6 (6.80) | 87.3 (4.41) | 84.0 (4.49) | 73.9 (3.10) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
 Non-Hispanic White | 79.0 (7.27) | 79.3 (2.72) | 91.6 (3.88) | 80.8 (2.84) | 69.6 (10.43) | 74.4 (4.34) | 72.1 (7.76) | 74.9 (3.41) | 72.8 (5.55) | 73.5 (3.37) |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 4.0 (1.50) | 2.3 (0.75) | 3.7 (1.82) | 2.8 (0.96) | 4.2 (0.78) | 0.8 (0.13) | 4.0 (0.79) | 10.8 (1.89) | 6.1 (3.58) | 9.3 (1.99) |
 Hispanic | 3.9 (1.66) | 10.0 (1.51) | 1.2 (0.21) | 9.1 (1.81) | 6.0 (1.10) | 12.7 (3.11) | 15.1 (6.79) | 11.8 (2.41) | 14.7 (5.10) | 12.5 (2.04) |
 Other | 13.0 (7.47) | 8.4 (2.21) | 3.5 (3.45) | 7.3 (2.13) | 20.2 (11.48) | 12.1 (2.31) | 8.8 (4.57) | 8.8 (4.57) | 6.4 (3.15) | 4.7 (1.84) |
Education | ||||||||||
 < High school | 13.6 (4.89) | 5.7 (1.40) | 24.1 (8.91) | 6.1 (1.65) | 5.8 (4.20) | 4.4 (1.67) | 12.5 (3.68) | 9.3 (1.42) | 14.1 (4.01) | 11.6 (1.95) |
 High school or GED | 17.8 (5.71) | 14.6 (2.22) | 9.7 (3.76) | 11.3 (2.08) | 23.8 (7.27) | 24.8 (4.42) | 20.8 (7.03) | 17.6 (2.13) | 22.6 (5.52) | 21.7 (2.45) |
 Some college+ | 68.6 (7.01) | 79.7 (2.49) | 66.1 (8.72) | 82.6 (2.42) | 70.4 (8.43) | 70.7 (4.83) | 66.7 (7.65) | 73.1 (2.69) | 63.3 (6.40) | 66.8 (3.61) |
Income level | ||||||||||
 < $25,000 | 26.0 (5.50) | 13.6 (2.36) | 22.0 (7.22) | 11.4 (2.06) | 29.0 (7.24) | 20.5 (6.09) | 24.0 (5.34) | 30.0 (3.09) | 26.3 (5.38) | 26.2 (2.61) |
 $25,000–39,999 | 17.2 (5.52) | 11.6 (1.86) | 21.0 (8.31) | 10.4 (1.74) | 14.4 (4.77) | 15.5 (4.75) | 18.0 (3.67) | 13.0 (3.18) | 20.3 (5.41) | 16.6 (2.51) |
 $40,000–69,999 | 42.5 (7.77) | 25.7 (2.78) | 41.4 (8.15) | 25.6 (3.11) | 43.4 (9.30) | 26.3 (4.09) | 49.1 (8.8)†| 20.6 (2.46) | 33.9 (6.61) | 23.0 (2.93) |
 ≥ $70,000 | 14.2 (4.92)†| 49.0 (3.26) | 15.5 (8.09) | 52.6 (3.37) | 13.2 (6.13) | 37.7 (5.57) | 8.9 (5.20)†| 36.4 (5.25) | 19.4 (5.05) | 34.2 (3.84) |
Age of ED onset | 18.7 (0.16) | 19.0 (0.03) | 19.3 (0.15) | 18.2 (0.08) | 18.7 (1.37) | 20.2 (1.20) | 18.2 (0.76)‡ | 20.3 (0.69) | 23.5 (0.39)†| 24.4 (0.39) |
Years with ED episodes | 13.9 (0.12)‡ | 11.4 (0.13) | 12.2 (0.95) | 11.3 (0.55) | 14.1 (0.80)‡ | 10.5 (0.63) | 12.8 (0.18)†| 13.4 (0.17) | 14.1 (1.02) | 14.4 (0.29) |
Current BMI | 26.3 (1.03) | 25.4 (0.86) | 25.9 (0.49) | 25.4 (0.61) | 25.5 (1.60) | 25.9 (1.22) | 28.6 (1.35) | 29.0 (0.94) | 34.6 (1.36) | 33.4 (0.69) |
Lowest BMI | 16.5 (0.25)†| 17.3 (0.21) | 16.8 (0.25) | 17.0 (0.21) | 16.6 (0.32)‡ | 17.5 (0.27) | 21.0 (0.50)‡ | 23.1 (0.27) | 23.3 (0.70)†| 25.0 (0.47) |
Interfere with normal daily activities | ||||||||||
 % (SE) | 30.2 (7.72)†| 16.4 (2.42) | 9.9 (4.69) | 11.8 (2.35) | 45.4 (10.14) | 30.7 (4.84) | 68.4 (9.68) | 49.9 (5.41) | 44.0 (6.19) | 54.4 (3.98) |
Serious problems getting along with others | ||||||||||
 % (SE) | 28.5 (8.08) | 16.2 (2.67) | 10.8 (4.68) | 14.3 (2.80) | 41.6 (10.78) | 22.2 (4.65) | 33.5 (8.95) | 32.6 (2.91) | 18.7 (6.23) | 18.6 (2.78) |
Serious problems fulfilling responsibilities | ||||||||||
 % (SE) | 24.8 (7.30)†| 9.5 (1.77) | 6.1 (3.98) | 5.5 (1.57) | 38.8 (9.92) | 21.9 (3.90) | 54.6 (13.25)†| 27.7 (3.92) | 17.5 (5.76) | 26.8 (3.45) |
Any form | ||||||||||
 % (SE) | 36.8 (8.09) | 24.8 (3.20) | 19.8 (6.36) | 18.9 (3.18) | 49.4 (10.81) | 43.2 (5.87) | 76.8 (8.53) | 58.4 (5.75) | 44.0 (6.19) | 54.9 (3.98) |