Table 3 Comparison of patients by diagnostic profile on univariate and multivariate analysis
From: Earlier diagnosis in anorexia nervosa: better watch growth charts!
Growth curve deviation before first symptoms a N = 66 | Growth curve deviation after first symptoms N = 71 | Univariate analysisa | Multivariate analysisa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | p | aOR | 95% CI | p | |||
ED demographic type | ||||||||
Pubertal girls | 45 (68.2%) | 61 (85.9%) | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – |
Prepubertal girls | 10 (15.2%) | 5 (7.1%) | 2.7 | 0.9–8.7 | 0.08 | 0.6 | 0.1–2.6 | 0.5 |
Boys | 11 (16.6%) | 5 (7.1%) | 2.9 | 0.9–9.4 | 0.05 | 1.8 | 0.2–13.3 | 0.6 |
Parental situation | ||||||||
Together | 50 (75.8%) | 61 (85.9%) | 0.5 | 0.2–1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.04–0.8 | 0.03 |
Separated | 16 (24.2%) | 10 (14.1%) | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – |
Residence | ||||||||
Rural | 8 (12.1%) | 3 (4.2%) | 3.1 | 0.8–12.6 | 0.09 | 2.5 | 0.3–21.8 | 0.4 |
Urban | 58 (87.9%) | 68 (95.8%) | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – |
Family history of ED | ||||||||
Yes | 15 (22.7%) | 18 (25.4%) | 0.9 | 0.4–1.9 | 0.7 | |||
No | 51 (77.3%) | 53 (74.6%) | 1.0 | – | – | |||
Age at diagnosis (years), median (IQR) | 14.0 (12.7–14.8) | 14.0 (12.5–14.9) | 0.9 | 0.8–1.1 | 0.5 | |||
Current BMI (kg/m2) (SD), median (IQR) | 0.3 (−0.7–1.1) | 0.4 (−0.2–1.1) | 0.9 | 0.7–1.2 | 0.5 | |||
Weight loss rate (% body mass/month), median (IQR) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) | 1.90 (1.1–3) | 0.09 | 0.04–0.2 | < 0.0001 | 0.07 | 0.03–0.2 | < 0.0001 |