Eating Disorders in Schizophrenia: Implications for Research and Management

Table 1

Data from descriptive studies evaluating the comorbidity of eating disorders in schizophrenia.

Authors		Sex (M/W)	Mean age (SD)	Assessment scale	Type of eating disorder	Prevalence (%)
Gotestam et al. 1995 [25]	10125	3544/6581	19–80	Staff-report questionnaire	AN, BN	Men: 0.81% for AN and 0.73% for BN; Women: 4.01% for AN and 1.57% for BN
Striegel-Moore et al. 1999 [21]	22	22/0	Veterans	ICD	AN, BN	28%
Theisen et al. 2003 [32]	74	47/27	19.8 (±2.2)	QEWP	BED, BN	12.1% for BED; 3.7% for BN
Stein et al. 2005 [22]	30	0/30	70 (±6.5)	EAT	AN	13.3%
Kluge et al. 2007 [33]	30	12/18	18–65	DSM-IV	BED	20%
Lundgren et al. 2010 [34]	68^*	29/21	43.9 (±10.4)	NEQ, DSM IV, and QEWP	NES, BED	25% for NES; 5.9% for BED
Palmese et al. 2011 [35]	100	39/61	46.5 (±10)	NEQ	NES	8%
M. H. Fawzi and M. M. Fawzi 2012 [12]	50	29/21	29.4 (±10.2)	EAT	Not determined	30%

ICD: International Classification of Diseases; QEWP: Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns; EAT: Eating Attitude Test; DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; NEQ: Night Eating Questionnaire.
^*Subjects characteristics: schizophrenia: 55.7%; bipolar disorder: 17.1%; major depressive disorder: 25.7%.