Associations between exercise, bone mineral density, and body composition in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the effect of duration of weight-bearing exercise and team sports participation on bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition among adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN).

Method

We retrospectively reviewed electronic medical records of all patients 9-20 years old with a DSM-5 diagnosis of AN evaluated by the Stanford Eating Disorders Program (1997-2011) who underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Results

A total of 188 adolescents with AN were included (178 females and 10 males). Using multivariate linear regression, duration of weight-bearing exercise (B = 0.15, p = 0.005) and participation in team sports (B = 0.53, p = 0.001) were associated with higher BMD at the hip and team sports (B = 0.39, p = 0.006) were associated with higher w

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6286679 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature