Laxative/ vomiting Averages

Nationwide, 4.4% of students had vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or keep from gaing weight during the 30 days before the survey. Theprevalence of having vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or keep from gaining weight was higher Ming females (6.6%) than male (2.2%) students; higher among white females (6.1%) and Hispanic female (10,3%) than white male (1.3%) and Hispanic male (3.0%), respectively; and higher among ninth grade female (6.7%), tenth grade female (6.4%).

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