Table 2 Summary of results
From: A review of feeding methods used in the treatment of anorexia nervosa
|  | Food only | SUP + Food | NG + Food | TPN + Food | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N papers total | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
Total samples (including 10 comparator samples; n) | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 37 |
Papers with the primary aim to describe the feeding method? | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
Mean sample size (range) | 69.9 | 46.0 | 50.9 | 57.7 | 59.4 |
(7 – 318) | (21 – 96) | (6 – 155) | (23 – 104) | (6 – 318) | |
n = 17 | n = 6 | n = 11 | n = 3 | n = 37 | |
Total number of participants for method | 1189 | 276 | 560 | 173 | 2198 |
Mean length of stay in days (range) | 60.7 | 69.8 | 54.4 | 52.3 | 60.1 |
(16–149) | (17 – 109) | (22 – 103) | (31 – 64) | (16 – 149) | |
n = 13 | n = 5 | n = 6 | n = 3 | n = 27 | |
Mean admission BMI (kg/m2) (range) | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.7 |
(12.6 – 17.4) | (13.5 – 16.3) | (11.3 – 16.3) | (12.7 – 14.3) | (11.3 - 17.4) | |
n = 15 | n = 4 | n = 10 | n = 2 | n = 31 | |
Mean discharge BMI (kg/m2) (range) | 17.4 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
(15.7 – 20.3) | (16.7 – 16.9) | (13.5 – 20.8) | (15.6 – 17.2) | (13.5-20.8) | |
n = 12 | n = 2 | n = 9 | n = 2 | n = 25 | |
Mean total weight gain in kilograms (range) | 6.0 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
(1.1 – 12.8) | (2.4- 6.2) | (4.9 – 14.9) | (3.1-11.1) | (1.1 – 14.9) | |
n = 11 | n = 3 | n = 8 | n = 2 | n = 24 | |
Mean energy intake (kCals) (range) | 2603 | 2594 | 2842 | 2175 | 2650 |
(1642–3600) | (2520–2668) | (1736–4350) | - | (1642–4350) | |
|  | n = 8 | n = 2 | n = 5 | n = 1 | n = 16 |