Children in the top third of IL-6 also had lower odds of both bulimia nervosa (OR: 0.76, 95%CI: 0.34 to 1.67, p = 0.49) and binge eating disorder (OR: 0.76, 95%CI: 0.31 to 1.85, p = 0.54). This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and bulimia nervosa.