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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with ANR and ANBP

From: First results of a refeeding program in a psychiatric intensive care unit for patients with extreme anorexia nervosa

 

ANR

ANBP

P

Patients (n)

32 (47.1%)

36 (52.9%)

 

Female (n)

29 (90.6%)

36 (100%)

 

Age (years)

25.6 ± 10.0

27.3 ± 7.0

p = .4*

Duration of illness (years)

7.0 ± 5.7

11.6 ± 7.1

p = .004*

Days of treatment

118.0 ± 57.2

178.9 ± 88.4

p = .001*

BMI at admission

11.9 ± 1.4

12.6 ± 1.3

p = .06*

BMI at discharge

16.9 ± 1.6

16.4 ± 1.8

p = .3*

Weight increase (kg)

13.5 ± 3,7

10.7 ± 5.7

p = .02*

Medication at discharge (n)

17 (53.1%)

23 (63.9%)

p = .09**

Antidepressants

16 (50%)

21 (58.3%)

p = .15**

Antipsychotics

6 (18.8%)

9 (25%)

p = .1**

Anticonvulsants

0 (0%)

3 (8.3%)

-

L-thyroxine

3 (9.4%)

6 (16.6%)

p = .4**

  1. *t test, **chi square test.
  2. Abbreviations: ANR Anorexia nervosa, restrictive subtype, ANBP Anorexia nervosa, binging/purging subtype.