Incidence and Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is commonly associated with cardiovascular complications.

Objective

To investigate the trajectories of the risk of cardiovascular conditions in a nationwide cohort of patients with AN in Taiwan.

Design, setting, and participants

From a population-based health insurance database from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2021, this longitudinal cohort study identified patients with AN and controls through propensity score matching at a 1:10 ratio according to sex, age, urbanization level of residence, socioeconomic status, and year of diagnosis. Data were analyzed from June 27, 2023, to February 23, 2024.

Exposure

First-time diagnosis of AN by psychiatrists during the study period.

Main outcomes and measures

Incidence and risk

SUBMITTER: Tseng MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659916 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature