Description: Methods used to control body shape or weight
This is a flat (unstructured) list which uses integers to represent categories or special values.
| Coding can be downloaded here as a tab-separated file. |
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| Coding | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | Made yourself vomit |
| 2 | Used laxatives (pills or liquids) |
| 3 | Used diuretics (water pills) |
| 4 | Used weight loss pills |
| 5 | Exercised excessively or felt distressed if unable to exercise |
| 6 | Fasted or not eaten for eight waking hours or more |
| 7 | Other methods to lose weight/stay at low weight |
| 0 | None of above |
| -3 | Prefer not to answer |
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