Sex differences in refeeding among hospitalized adolescents and young adults with eating disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine sex differences in refeeding (i.e., short-term nutritional rehabilitation) outcomes among hospitalized adolescents and young adults with eating disorders.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed electronic medical records of 601 patients aged 9-25 years admitted to the University of California, San Francisco Eating Disorders Program for medical and nutritional management between May 2012 and August 2020. Descriptive statistics, crude, and adjusted linear regression models were used to assess the association between sex and nutritional outcomes and predictors of length of stay.

Results

A total of 588 adolescents and young adults met eligibility criteria (16% male, mean [SD] age 15.96  [2.75], 71.6% anorexia nervosa, admission percent median body mass

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8837601 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature