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Table 3 Comparison of studies assessing the prevalence of BDD

From: Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Gender differences and prevalence in a Pakistani medical student population

AUTHOR

POPULATION DETAILS

PREVALENCE OF BDD

STUDENT SAMPLES

  

Bohne A et al. [11]

German college students (n = 133, 73.7% females, mean age = 22)

5.3%

Bohne A et al. [12]

American college students (n = 101, 82.2% females, mean age = 21)

4%

Cansever A et al. [10]

Turkish college students (n = 420, 100% females, mean age = 19)

4.8%

Biby et al. [23]

Undergraduate students (n = 102, 76.5% female)

13%

Sarwer et al. [43]

American college students (n = 559, 100% females)

2.5%

Taqui A M et al. (present study)

Pakistani medical college students (n = 156, 57.1% females, mean age = 21)

5.8%

COMMUNITY/POPULATION BASED SAMPLES

  

Otto M et al. [13]

Boston community sample (n = 976, 100% female, age = 36–44)

0.7%

Faravelli C et al. [31]

Italian community sample (n = 673, 100% female)

0.7%

Rief W et al. [44]

German population based survey (age 14–99)

1.7%