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<p>The information requested is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Count of finished
admission episodes (FAEs)<sup>1</sup> with a primary diagnosis<sup>2</sup> of anorexia<sup>3</sup>
, where the patient age was under 30 years, 2013-14 to 2015-16.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Activity in English National Health Service Hospitals and English NHS
commissioned activity in the independent sector</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,854</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,803</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup>A FAE is the first period of admitted patient care
under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the
year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent
the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p><p>
</p><p><sup>2</sup>Primary diagnosis</p><p>The primary diagnosis is the first of up
to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 7 prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient
was admitted to hospital.</p><p> </p><p><sup>3</sup> International Classification
of Diseases ICD-10 Codes</p><p>The following ICD-10 codes classify anorexia:</p><p>F50.0
Anorexia nervosa</p><p>F50.1 Atypical anorexia nervosa</p><p> </p><p>Source: HES,
NHS Digital</p>
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