Bulimia nervosa - Risk factors

At-risk groups
Risk factors for bulimia are similar to those of other eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa:
 * those of age 10 through to 25
 * athletes
 * people who are active in dancing, modeling or gymnastics
 * students who are under heavy workloads
 * those who have suffered traumatic events in their lifetime such as child abuse and sexual abuse
 * those positioned in the higher echelons of the socioeconomic scale
 * the highly intelligent and/or high-achievers.
 * perfectionists