A public health study in a large city finds that the prevalence of bulimia nervosa is slightly higher among African American women than among White women. However, data from all local eating disorder clinics shows that White women constitute a significantly larger percentage of patients receiving treatment. What is the most logical conclusion to draw from this discrepancy?
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A public health study in a large city finds that the prevalence of bulimia nervosa is slightly higher among African American women than among White women. However, data from all local eating disorder clinics shows that White women constitute a significantly larger percentage of patients receiving treatment. What is the most logical conclusion to draw from this discrepancy?