Table 1 Characteristics of patients admitted to the Medical Behavioral Unit (n = 87)
Low Calorie (n = 21) | High Calorie (n = 66) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (S.D.) | Min | Max | Mean (S.D.) | Min | Max | P-value | |
Age (yrs) | 14.66 (2.83) | 10.0 | 19.0 | 14.3 (2.6) | 8.0 | 19.0 | 0.59 |
LOS (days) | 20.7 (11.2) | 5.0 | 48.0 | 13.5 (8.37) | 3.0 | 41.0 | <0.01 |
%EBW – Admit | 78.7 (12.7) | 61.5 | 118.0 | 81.25 (9.8) | 58.8 | 103.0 | 0.34 |
%EBW – Discharge | 85.12 (11.2) | 71.2 | 120.0 | 85.5 (8.4) | 60.2 | 104.0 | 0.76 |
Change in %EBW | 6.77 (4.93) | 0.44 | 17.2 | 4.98 (4.1) | −4.8 | 16.4 | 0.10 |
Calories – Admit (Kcals) | 1185 (65.4) | 1000 | 1300 | 1781 (315.2) | 1500 | 3000 | |
Calories – Discharge (Kcals) | 3019 (897.0) | 1400 | 4500 | 3150 (784.8) | 1800 | 5500 | 0.52 |
Change in Calories (Kcals) | 1833 (906.8) | 200 | 3300 | 1369 (725.3) | 0 | 3200 | 0.02 |
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | P-value | |||||
Female | 81.0 | 84.9 | 0.67 | ||||
Diagnosis: | 0.20 | ||||||
Anorexia-restrict | 47.6 | 72.7 | |||||
Anorexia-binge/purge | 23.8 | 13.6 | |||||
Other Specified Eating Disorder | 9.5 | 4.6 | |||||
ARFID | 19.1 | 9.1 | |||||
Vegetarian history | 14.3 | 13.6 | 0.94 | ||||
Vegan history | 9.5 | 7.6 | 0.78 | ||||
Previously overweight/obese | 23.8 | 18.2 | 0.57 | ||||
First time admission | 81.0 | 87.9 | 0.42 | ||||
Insurance | 0.02 | ||||||
Private | 57.1 | 81.8 | |||||
Public | 42.9 | 18.2 | |||||
Race/Ethnicity: | 0.34 | ||||||
Caucasian | 76.2 | 66.7 | |||||
Latino | 9.5 | 13.6 | |||||
African-American | 4.8 | 0 | |||||
Asian | 4.8 | 10.6 | |||||
Mixed/Other | 4.7 | 9.1 | |||||
Family history: | |||||||
Eating Disorder | 14.3 | 39.4 | 0.03 | ||||
Anxiety | 23.8 | 28.8 | 0.66 | ||||
Depression | 47.6 | 48.5 | 0.94 | ||||
Obsessive-Compulsive disorder | 4.8 | 10.6 | 0.42 | ||||
Drug/Alcohol abuse | 38.1 | 34.9 | 0.79 | ||||
NG/NJ Tube | 28.6 | 9.1 | 0.02 | ||||