Bone Mineral Density Accrual Determines Energy Expenditure with Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa and Supersedes Return of Menses
Table 1
Age and anthropometric measures (mean ± SD).
Characteristic
Patients with AN at admission ()
Patients with AN at 90% IBW ()
Amenorrheics at 90% IBW ()
Regained menses at 90% IBW ()
Controls ()
Agea (years)
23.4 ± 4.8
23.6 ± 4.7
23.1 ± 4.2
24.8 ± 5.8
24.8 ± 4.7
(36)
(36)
(26)
(10)
(16)
Weighta,b (kg)
41.5 ± 5.4
53.8 ± 4.7
53.6 ± 5.0
54.5 ± 3.9
56.7 ± 4.4
(37)
(37)
(27)
(10)
(16)
BMIa,b,c (kg/m2)
15.8 ± 1.6
20.4 ± 1.0
20.3 ± 1.1
20.8 ± 0.6
21.2 ± 0.9
(37)
(37)
(27)
(10)
(16)
REEa (kcal/d)
1087 ± 128
1378 ± 191
1395 ± 211
1327 ± 113
1451 ± 135
(23)
(23)
(17)
(6)
(12)
Fat free mass indexa (kg/m2)
14.4 ± 1.3
15.5 ± 1.1
15.6 ± 1.2
15.4 ± 0.8
15.6 ± 1.0
(36)
(36)
(27)
(9)
(16)
Significance set at for all comparisons and is noted in the table.
aSignificant difference between patients with AN at admission and patients with AN at 90% IBW.
bSignificant difference between patients with AN at 90% IBW and controls.
cSignificant difference between amenorrheics at 90% IBW and controls.
