Research Article
Eating Disorders and Intrasexual Competition: Testing an Evolutionary Hypothesis among Young Women
Table 3
Proportion of women engaging in any occurrence of key eating and compensatory behaviors.
| Key behavior | Any behavior (%) | Present study | Mond et al. [27] | Luce et al. [28] | (18–22 age band) | | | |
| Objective binge episodes | 38.3 | 20.7 | 21.3 | Self induced vomiting | 2.9 | 4.8 | 8.8 | Laxative misuse | 2.4 | 1.3 | 8.3 | Diuretic misuse | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6.6 | Excessive exercise | 42.7 | 34.5 | 30.8 |
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