Assessment of sex differences in bone deficits among adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to compare sex differences in bone deficits among adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) and to identify other correlates of bone health.

Method

Electronic medical records of all patients 9-20 years of age with a DSM-5 diagnosis of AN who were evaluated by the eating disorders program at Stanford with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) between March 1997 and February 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. Whole body bone mineral content Z-scores and bone mineral density (BMD) Z-scores at multiple sites were recorded using the Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study (BMDCS) reference data.

Results

A total of 25 males and 253 females with AN were included, with median age 15 years (interquartile range [IQR] 14-17) and median du

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6613779 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature