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Table 1 Demographic factors and data at admission and during the refeeding period

From: Restrictive type and infectious complications might predict nadir hematological values among individuals with anorexia nervosa during the refeeding period: a retrospective study

Characteristic

Admissions for hematological level at admission (N = 101 from 55 patients)

Admissions for nadir hemoglobin value (n = 78 from 45 patients)

Admissions for nadir white blood cell count (n = 76 from 43 patients)

Admissions for nadir platelet count (n = 75 from 43 patients)

Demographics

 Age (years)

33.4 ± 11.2

35.9 ± 10.4

35.4 ± 10.4

36.1 ± 10.6

 Sex (female participants, %)

96.0%

97.4%

97.4%

97.3%

 Duration of illness (years)

10.8 ± 9.9

12.1 ± 9.9

12.1 ± 9.8

12.8 ± 9.9

 Restrictive type (%)

57.4%

64.1%

63.2%

62.7%

Data at admission

 Weight (kg)

33.8 ± 9.0

31.7 ± 7.7

32.3 ± 7.4

31.4 ± 7.3

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

13.4 ± 3.4

12.5 ± 2.8

12.3 ± 2.6

12.4 ± 2.6

 BUN/Cr ratio

29.1 ± 18.2

30.4 ± 19.4

30.9 ± 19.4

30.5 ± 19.7

 Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.1 ± 2.5

12.1 ± 2.7

N.A

N.A

 Mean corpuscular volume (fl)

91.3 ± 9.4

92.1 ± 9.9

N.A

N.A

 White blood cells (/μl)

5621 ± 3255

N.A

5387 ± 3474

N.A

 Platelets (× 103/μl)

241 ± 106

N.A

N.A

226 ± 101

Caloric intake and weight gain

 Total caloric intake during the first 7 days (kcal/day)

N.A

1183 ± 563

1176 ± 538

1215 ± 563

 Weight at discharge (kg)

35.7 ± 7.9

34.1 ± 6.9

34.8 ± 6.7

33.9 ± 6.7

Data during refeeding period (hospital day when nadirs were observed)

 Nadir hemoglobin value (g/dl)

N.A

9.4 ± 2.5 (10.1 ± 9.2)

N.A

N.A

 Nadir white blood cell count (/μl)

N.A

N.A

3576 ± 1440 (9.8 ± 10.0)

N.A

 Nadir platelet count (× 104/μl)

N.A

N.A

N.A

171 ± 80 (5.5 ± 4.9)

  1. Data represent the mean ± standard deviation
  2. BUN/Cr ratio, blood urea nitrogen / creatinine ratio; N.A., not applicable