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Table 3 Analysis of measured clinical parameters for subgroups

From: A retrospective analysis of biochemical and haematological parameters in patients with eating disorders

 

Anorexia subgroup

Bulimia subgroup

Ednos subgroup

AN/BN subgroup

Parameter

Mean (SD)

p value

Mean (SD)

p Value

Mean (SD)

p value

Mean (SD)

p value

Cholesterol

4.72(±1.11)

0.88

4.59(±0.69)

0.52

4.70(±0.9)

0

5.03(±1.02)

0.22

Bmi

16.45(±1.63)

≤0.001

20.52(±1.95)

0.029

22.15(±3.64)

0.73

20.19(±3.21)

0.11

Folate

2100(±700)

≤0.001

1903(±373)

≤0.001

2102(±404)

≤0.001

2025(±415)

≤0.001

Vit B12

527(±271)

≤0.01

440(±240)

0.43

393(±172)

0.97

571(±371)

0.07

Magnesium

0.84(±0.08)

≤0.001

0.81(±0.07)

≤0.001

0.85(±0.06)

0.02

0.81(±0.06)

≤0.001

Manganese

7.79(±2.42)

≤0.001

7.19(±2.07)

≤0.001

8.17(±2.73

0.001

11.4(±4.24)

≤0.001

Zinc

11.0(±1.76)

≤0.001

11.95(±2.07)

0.003

11.85(±1.39)

0.001

11.45(±1.94)

≤0.001

Calcium

2.32(±0.11)

0.42

2.27(±0.09)

0.014

2.31(±0.06)

0.29

2.32(±0.12)

0.753

Potassium

4.1(±0.53)

≤0.001

4.24(±0.46)

0.033

4.25(±0.25)

0.007

4.1(±0.53)

0.01

Urate

0.24(±0.07)

≤0.001

0.28(±0.08)

0

0.24(±0.06)

0.049

0.26(±0.09)

0.403

Sodium

139.2(±3.26)

0.052

139.35(±2.54)

0.15

139.09(±2.02)

0.16

138.6(±2.03)

0.017

Albumin

46.25(±2.92)

≤0.001

45.47(±3.87)

0.006

44.82(±2.69)

0.016

44.33(±4.47)

0.133

Phosphate

1.27(±0.19)

≤0.001

1.19(±0.12)

0.19

1.24(±0.14)

0.048

1.24(±0.16)

0.04

Ferritin

68.2(±61.0)

0.02

46(±33)

0.02

54.0(±28.0)

≤0.001

48.0(±72.0)

0.034

Vitamin D

79.7(±21.95)

≤0.001

72.3(±26.2)

≤0.001

79.7(±25.7)

0.02

75.2(±38.1)

0.02

W.B.C.

6.13(±2.32)

≤0.001

6.68(±1.83)

0.22

6.27(±1.68)

0.04

5.53(±1.35)

≤0.001

Neutrophils

3.51(±1.46)

≤0.001

3.86(±1.5)

0.09

3.5(±1.26)

0.01

3.05(±0.87)

≤0.001

R.B.C.

4.25(±0.39)

≤0.001

4.2(±0.33)

≤0.001

4.19(±0.43

0.019

4.34(±0.39)

≤0.001

Platelets

256(±71)

0.032

236(±45.7)

0.003

244(±56.7)

0.08

258(±62.5)

0.29

  1. Significant p-values shown in BOLD type SD = Standard deviation p = probability value BMI = body mass index
  2. W.B.C = white blood cells R.B.C. = red blood cells EDNOS = eating disorders not otherwise stated
  3. AN/BN = initial anorexia eating disorder diagnosis, then bulimia at a later stage