[Epidemiologic data on eating disorders in Hungary: recent results].

The authors carried out a two-stage survey (screening and interview phase) among 538 medical students (248 males, 290 females) relating to eating attitudes and eating disorders. In the screening phase detection of eating disorders based upon body weight data, the Anorexia Nervosa Inventory for Self-rating, the Eating Disorder Inventory, and the Eating Behaviour Severity Scale. The screening did not revealed anorectic subjects, while subclinical anorexia nervosa could be found in 0.4% of males, and in 0.3% of females. The prevalence of bulimia nervosa was 0% in males, 0.3% in females, that of subclinical bulimia nervosa was 1.2% in males, 3.8% in females. Interview was performed with 38 high risk subjects, corroborating screening data. The results correspond well to former Hungarian data, and reach the morbidity of Western industrialized countries.