From: A comparison of clinical characteristics between adolescent males and females with eating disorders
Prepuberty | At top weight | At presentation | ||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
n = 53 | n = 491 | n = 56 | n = 562 | n = 58 | n = 541-572 | |
Age (years) | 7.5 ± 0.99**1 | 7.24 ± 0.71 | 13.9 ± 1.7 | 14.2 ± 1.7 | 14.9 ± 1.6 | 15.2 ± 1.7 |
Weight (kg) | 29.5 ± 7.9**2 | 26.6 ± 5.6 | 60.0 ± 16.8**3 | 55.0 ± 10.6 | 51.3 ± 9.6*4 | 48.8 ± 8.4 |
Height (cm) | 128 ± 7 | 126 ± 9 | 167 ± 12 | 164 ± 3 | 170 ± 11***5 | 164 ± 8 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17.6 ± 3.2*6 | 16.7 ± 2.5 | 21.4 ± 5.1 | 20.7 ± 3.3 | 17.7 ± 2.1 | 18.1 ± 2.5 |
Weight SDS | 0.86 ± 1.29*7 | 0.50 ± 1.11 | 0.78 ± 1.27*8 | 0.44 ± 1.11 | −0.67 ± 1.06 | −0.53 ± 1.12 |
Height SDS | 0.27 ± 1.12 | 0.27 ± 1.07 | 0.39 ± 1.09 | 0.24 ± 1.11 | 0.18 ± 1.18 | 0.12 ± 1.15 |
BMI SDS | 0.89 ± 1.38*9 | 0.51 ± 1.09 | 0.70 ± 1.47 | 0.39 ± 1.21 | −0.99 ± 1.25 | −1,00 ± 1.22 |
BMI SDS > 2.00 | 11 (20.1%)* | 47 (9,6%) | 11 (19,6%)* | 44 (7,7%) | 0 | 0 |
% weight for age | 117 ± 25*10 | 111 ± 21 | 120 ± 31**11 | 110 ± 20 | 94 ± 16 | 93 ± 14 |
Weight loss (kg) | - | - | - | - | 8,6 ± 7,3 | 6,9 ± 6.2 |
Duration (days) | - | - | - | - | 347 ± 257 | 345 ± 279 |