Bulimia nervosa - Epidemiology
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- Bulimia nervosa - Incidence
- Bulimia nervosa - Prevalence
- Bulimia nervosa - Morbidity
- Bulimia nervosa - Mortality
- Bulimia nervosa - Racial distribution
- Bulimia nervosa - Age distribution
- Bulimia nervosa - Sex distribution
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[edit] At-risk groups
Risk factors for bulimia are similar to those of other eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa:
- those of age 10 through to 25
- athletes
- people who are active in dancing, modeling or gymnastics
- students who are under heavy workloads
- those who have suffered traumatic events in their lifetime such as child abuse and sexual abuse
- those positioned in the higher echelons of the socioeconomic scale
- the highly intelligent and/or high-achievers.[1]
- perfectionists
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