Table 1

Characteristics of the male study participants

Pseudonym	Age at interview	Age at diagnosis	Type of ED	Employment status	Ethnicity	Sexuality
Participant 1	19	14	AN	Student	White British	Heterosexual
Participant 2	18	15	AN and EDNOS	Student	White British	Heterosexual
Participant 3	25	16	BN	Employed	White British	Homosexual
Participant 4	17	N/A	BN*	Student	White British	Homosexual
Participant 5	19	18	BN and AN	Student	White British	Heterosexual
Participant 6	17	14	AN	Student	White British	Heterosexual
Participant 7	22	19	BN	Employed	White British	Homosexual
Participant 8	20	N/A	AN and EDNOS*	Student	Latino	Heterosexual
Participant 9	21	20	AN	Unemployed	Mixed	Heterosexual
Participant 10	25	22	AN	Unemployed	White British	Heterosexual

*Undiagnosed, but self-identified ED type(s) listed in the table.
AN, anorexia nervosa; BN, bulimia nervosa; ED, eating disorder; EDNOS, eating disorder not otherwise specified.