Prevalence and Incidence of Eating Disorders in United States Military Service Members and Military-Dependent Youth

Prevalence and Incidence of Eating Disorders in United States Military Service Members and Military-Dependent Youth 1Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) Program, USU, Bethesda, MD 2The Metis Foundation, San Antonio, TX 3Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA 4Ripple Effect, Rockville, MD 5Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, USU, Bethesda, MD 6Department of Family Medicine, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA 7Kennell and Associates, Falls Church, VA 8Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 9Department of Family Medicine, USU, Bethesda, MD 10Department of Pediatrics, USU, Bethesda, MD Correspondence: katherine.thompson.ctr@usuhs.edu Katherine A. Thompson, PhD,1,2 Vivian Bauman, PhD,1,2 MPH, Kevin W. Sunderland, PhD,3,4 Jennifer A. Thornton, PhD,3,4 Natasha A. Schvey, PhD,5 Rachel Moyer, MD,6 Nana Amma Sekyere, MD,6 Wendy Funk, MS,7 Veronika Pav, MS,7,8 MS, Rick Brydum,7 David A. Klein, MD, MPH,6,9,10 Jason M. Lavender, PhD,1,2 & Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, PhD1,5 Methods The prevalence of all eating disorders in active-duty service members increased 67% from 2016 to 2021, while incidence rates remained relatively stable across time • Retrospective cohort study of eating disorder diagnoses in the military healthcare data repository (MDR) from 2016 through 2021 • Screened for ICD-10 eating disorder codes (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and other-specified eating disorders) Participants • Active-Duty Service Members (N=5,189): • Members called to active-duty status for more than 30 days • Military-Dependent Youth (N=2,534): • Ages 10-17 Disclaimer: The opinions and assertions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences or the Department of Defense. Analyses • Prevalence rates: any individual who had an eating disorder-related healthcare encounter bil
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