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Table 3 Minimum and current BMI, as well as percentage of BMI recovered and complications arising during the follow-up of patients with severe and enduring eating disorders in an Endocrinology and Nutrition unit during 2014 and 2019

From: Description of characteristics and outcomes of a cohort of patients with severe and enduring eating disorders (SE-ED)

Variable

Total

AN

BN

p value

Minimum BMI (kg/m2)

16.2 (14.6–18.7)

15.75 (14–16.4)

19.4 (16.9–22.8)

0.00

Current BMI (kg/m2)

19 (17.1–20.8)

18 (16.5–19.7)

22.3 (19–25.3)

0.04

Recovered BMI (%)

12.74 (7.1–26)

14.6 (7.6–25.2)

10.4 (2.5–26.7)

0.64

Mental comorbidity

49 (73.1%)

33 (73.3%)

16 (72.7%)

0.958

Suicide behavior disorder

9 (13.4%)

5 (11.1%)

4 (18.2%)

0.425

Substance use disorder

10 (14.9%)

5 (11.1%)

5 (22.7%)

0.210

CKD/nephrocalcinosis

4 (6%)

2 (4.4%)

2 (9.1%)

0.451

Digestive alterations

Chronic constipation

Gastroesophageal reflux

19 (28.4%)

13 (19.7%)

12 (17.9%)

14 (31.1%)

9 (20%)

8 (17.8%)

5 (22.7%)

4 (18.2%)

4 (18.2%)

0.475

0.860

0.968

Ionic disorders

13 (19.4%)

8 (17.8%)

5 (22.7%)

0.630

Osteoporosis

27 (40.3%)

22 (48.9%)

5 (22.7%)

0.04

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

15 (22.4%)

14 (31.1%)

1 (4.5%)

0.014

Endocrinology Ward admissions

1 (0–2)

1 (0–3.5)

0 (0–1.25)

0.261

Days of admission to Endocrinology ward

13.5 (9.7–19.7)

14,5 (9.7–23.5)

12 (8.5–13.7)

0.225

Exitus

1 (1.5%)

1(2.2%)

0(0%)