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The study aims to explore how socioeconomic circumstances relate to both diagnosed and non-diagnosed eating disorders in children and adolescents.

March 15, 2026JAACAP OpenOpen Access

Social Disparity and Treatment-Seeking in Eating Disorders During Childhood and Adolescence: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

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EKElla C. Hesse KrenchelUniversity of Copenhagen AJAndrea JoensenUniversity of Copenhagen EOElse Marie OlsenMental Health Services

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Population-based cohort study explores socioeconomic influences on diagnosed and non-diagnosed eating disorders in youth, suggesting treatment disparities.

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The study aims to explore how socioeconomic circumstances relate to both diagnosed and non-diagnosed eating disorders in children and adolescents.
Analyzed data from the Danish National Birth Cohort, involving 523,148 individuals.
Linked registry-based diagnosed eating disorders with self-reported symptoms.
Used quasi-Poisson and multinomial logistic regression to assess socioeconomic factors.
Higher parental education correlates with a greater likelihood of diagnosed eating disorders (IRR = 1.35).
Basic education parents associated with a greater risk of non-diagnosed eating disorders (RRR = 2.19).
No significant relationship found between household income and eating disorder diagnosis.

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Krenchel et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b64c33b42794e3e660da37 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2026.03.004

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Population-based cohort study explores socioeconomic influences on diagnosed and non-diagnosed eating disorders in youth, suggesting treatment disparities.

Social Disparity and Treatment-Seeking in Eating Disorders During Childhood and Adolescence: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

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Social Disparity and Treatment-Seeking in Eating Disorders During Childhood and Adolescence: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

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