Author | Country | ED | Sample size (N) | BMI (SD) (kg/m2) or % of IBW | Amenorrhoea (%) | OCP use (%) | Diagnostic method | Design | ED population | Controls | Scanning method | Bone density outcome measures | Body composition outcome measures | NOS-Scale stars of 9 |
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Andersen et al. [28] | USA | AN-R | 28 | 68.1 (14.2) % of IBW | Yes | Unknown | DSM-IV | Case–control | Hospital outpatients | Similar age and white controls Referred to radiology for non-orthopaedic, non-eating disorder problems to ‘rule out’ osteoporosis | DXA | Spine BMD | 5 | |
Unknown % | ||||||||||||||
AN-BP | 36 | 73.3 (11.7) % of IBW | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||||
BN-PAN | 18 | 111.3 (27.8) % of IBW | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||||
BN-NPAN | 14 | 109.4 (11.3) % of IBW | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||||
HC | 15 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||||
Bachmann et al. [29] | USA | AN | 65 | 15.9 | Yes | Yes | DSM-5 | Case–control | Premenopausal women who had undergone quantitative computed tomography | Premenopausal women who had undergone quantitative computed tomography | DXA QCT | Spine BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 5 |
Unknown % | Unknown % | |||||||||||||
HC | 45 | 19.8 | ||||||||||||
Bacopoulou et al. [26] | GRE | AN | 17 | 17.0 (1.1) | Yes | Unknown | DSM-5 | Case–control | Adolescent medicine clinic | Healthy controls Age-matched girls presented for annual health examination in an adolescent medicine clinic | DXA | Total body BMD Spine aBMD | 5 | |
100% | ||||||||||||||
AN-Atypical | 5 | 18.3 (16.0–22.9) | Yes | Unknown | DSM-5 | |||||||||
60% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 15 | 22.1 (1.7) | ||||||||||||
Bratland-Sanda et al. [27] | NOR | AN | 8 | 15.6 (1.4) | Unknown | Unknown | DSM- IV | Case–control | ED hospitalised patients | Healthy controls Age-matched Randomly selected from a national pool | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 8 |
BN | 29 | 22.3 (3.5) | Unknown | Unknown | DSM- IV | |||||||||
EDNOS | 22 | 21.0 (3.2) | Unknown | Unknown | DSM- IV | |||||||||
HC | 53 | 25.3 (4.8) | ||||||||||||
Bredella et al. [30] | USA | AN | 10 | 18.4 (1.0) | Yes | Yes | DSM-IV | Case–control | ED clinics | Healthy controls Recruited through clinic advertisements | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Femoral BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 7 |
100% | 20% | |||||||||||||
HC | 10 | 20.5 (2.6) | ||||||||||||
Bredella et al. [31] | USA | AN | 10 | 17.6 (1.0) | Unknown | Unknown | ‘Psychiatric diagnostic criteria for AN’ | Case–control | Clinic referrals | Healthy controls Recruited through community advertisements | DXA MRI | Total body BMD Spine BMD Hip BMD | 5 | |
HC | 10 | 21.9 (1.7) | ||||||||||||
Bredella et al. [32] | USA | AN | 5 | 18.3 (0.9) | Unknown | No | DSM-IV | Case–control | Clinic referrals | Healthy Controls Recruited through community advertisements | DXA Fluorodeoxyglucose- PET CT | Total body BMD Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD Hip BMD Lateral spine BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 5 |
HC | 5 | 21.9 (1.7) | ||||||||||||
Čagalová et al. [33] | SLO | AN | 63 | 14.5 (1.8) | Yes | No | DSM-5 | Case–control | Hospital patients of the Department of Paediatrics | General paediatric practice | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Hip BMD | 5 | |
81.4% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 20 | 20.2 (1.7) | ||||||||||||
Davies et al. [34] | USA | AN | 26 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | DSM-III-R | Case–control | Clinic records of eating disorder patients from medical centre | Healthy controls Select for fitness and diet study or for a DXA and DPA compar ison group | DPA | Spine BMD Forearm BMD | 4 | |
80.8% | 15.4% | |||||||||||||
AN-BN | 26 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | DSM-III | |||||||||
61.5% | 23.1% | |||||||||||||
BN | 11 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
18.2% | 9.1% | |||||||||||||
HC | 211 | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Estour et al. [35] | FRA | AN-R | 40 | 16.0 (0.8) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | Case–control | Hospital outpatients | Healthy controls ranging 18.6–25.0 kg/m2 BMI | DXA | Spine BMD Femoral BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 5 |
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 54 | 20.9 (2.2) | ||||||||||||
Faje et al. [36] | USA | AN | 21 | 17.8 (0.2) | Unknown | Unknown | DSM-IV | Cohort | Hospital outpatients | Healthy controls with normal weight | DXA | Total body aBMD Spine aBMD Hip aBMD Distal radius aBMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 6 |
HC | 23 | 22.4 (0.5) | ||||||||||||
Fazeli, Klibanski [37] | USA | AN | 26 | 16.7 (0.5) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | Cohort | ED referrals | Healthy controls Recruited through community advertisements | DXA MRI | Spine BMD Femoral BMD Hip BMD | 5 | |
HC | 20 | 22.6 (0.3) | ||||||||||||
Fernández-Soto et al. [38] | SPA | AN-R | 16 | 16.8 (1.5) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | Cohort | Clinic outpatients | Healthy controls Caucasian women | DXA MRI | Total body BMD Spine BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 5 |
AN-R | 31 | 19.1 (2.0) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | |||||||||
HC | 25 | 21.8 (0.9) | ||||||||||||
Frølich et al. [39] | DEN | AN | 25 | 16.2 (1.3) | Yes | Yes | ICD-10 | Case–control | ED unit outpatients | Healthy controls Age and height-matched females Randomly selected from a national pool | DXA | Spine BMD Femoral BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 7 |
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 25 | 22.8 (2.7) | ||||||||||||
Guo et al. [40] | CHI | AN | 26 | 16.3 (0.6) | Yes | DSM-IV | Cohort | Clinical psychiatrist referrals | Healthy controls Age-matched | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 5 | |
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 24 | 20.8 (0.7) | ||||||||||||
Haas et al. [41] | GER | AN | 103 | 16.5 (1.6) | Yes | Yes | DSM-IV | Longitudinal observational | Patients of adolescent and youth medicine clinic | Normal weight controls Recruited from a local high school | DXA | Total body BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 5 |
94.2% | 5.6% | |||||||||||||
HC | 51 | 20.8 (1.8) | ||||||||||||
Iketani et al. [42] | JAP | AN | 22 | 14.4 (2.3) | Yes | No | DSM-III-R | Cohort | Inpatients and outpatients | Healthy controls Age-matched healthy females | DPA | Total body BMD Spine BMD | 5 | |
Unknown % | ||||||||||||||
AN-BN | 23 | 14.4 (1.6) | Yes | No | DSM-III-R | |||||||||
Unknown % | ||||||||||||||
BN-PAN | 10 | 19.0 (2.6) | Yes | No | DSM-III-R | |||||||||
40% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 10 | 19.5 (0.8) | ||||||||||||
Kandemir et al. [43] | USA | AN | 262 | 17.2 (0.1) | Yes | DSM-IV / DSM-5 | Case–control | AN participants from Childhood Study | Healthy controls participants from Childhood Study | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Hip BMD | 5 | ||
85.9% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 90 | 21.0 (0.2) | ||||||||||||
Karlsson et al. [44] | AUS | AN | 77 | 15.6 (0.2) | Unknown | Unknown | ICD-10 | Case–control | AN patients untreated with oestrogen therapy | Healthy controls | DXA | Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 5 |
HC | 205 | 23.1 (0.3) | ||||||||||||
Kooh et al. [45] | JAP | AN | 22 | 15.9 (2.2) | Yes | Yes | DSM-III-R | Cohort | Clinic referrals: Adolescent medicine clinic | Healthy controls School and university students, no oral contraceptives | DXA | Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 5 |
72.3% | 4.50% | |||||||||||||
HC | 24 | 21.6 (2.2) | ||||||||||||
Maïmoun et al. [46] | FRA | AN-R | 206 | 15.8 (1.7) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | Case–control | Hospital outpatients | Healthy controls Recruited through community advertisement | DXA | Total body aBMD Spine aBMD Hip BMD Proximal femur aBMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 6 |
100% | ||||||||||||||
AN-R | 99 | 16.3 (1.4) | No | Yes | DSM-IV | |||||||||
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 121 | 21.6 (2.3) | ||||||||||||
Masala et al. [47] | ITA | AN | 17 | 17.5 (1.6) | Unknown | Unknown | ICD-10 | Cohort | Patients in weight gain programme | Healthy controls Exclusion included medication or illness to affect bone | DXA QCT | Spine BMD | 4 | |
HC | 27 | 24.3 (4.8) | ||||||||||||
Mathisen et al. [48] | SWE | BN-NPAN | 100 | Unknown | Unknown | DSM-5 | Cross-sectional | Patients from a randomised controlled trial | No healthy control group | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 6 | |
BN-PAN | 37 | Unknown | Unknown | DSM-5 | ||||||||||
Misra et al. [49] | USA | AN | 23 | 16.7 (1.2) | Unknown | Unknown | DSM-IV | Cohort | Clinic referrals | Healthy controls Age-matched and bone age- matched Recruited through adverts through healthcare providers and newspapers | DXA | Spine BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 6 |
HC | 21 | 21.7 (3.7) | ||||||||||||
Misra et al. [50] | USA | AN | 17 | 16.7 (1.3) | Unknown | Unknown | DSM-IV | Cohort | Paediatrician referrals | Healthy controls Age-matched and bone age- matched Recruited through mailings to paediatricians | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 6 |
HC | 19 | 21.8 (3.4) | ||||||||||||
Misra et al. [51] | EUA | AN | 110 | 17.4 (0.1) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | RCT | Hospital outpatient treatment programme | Healthy controls Recruited through mailings to paediatricians | DXA | Spine BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 7 |
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 40 | 21.4 (0.5) | ||||||||||||
Morris et al. [52] | UK | AN | 51 | 15.1 (1.9) | Yes | Yes | DSM-IV | Cohort | ED specialist referrals | Control group data from department of medical physics | DXA X-Ray | Total body BMD Spine BMD | Fat mass | 5 |
100% | ||||||||||||||
BN | 47 | 21.9 ( 3.4) | Yes | DSM-IV | ||||||||||
BN-NPAN | 26 | 22.3 (2.7) | Yes | DSM-IV | ||||||||||
BN-PAN | 21 | 21.4 (3.0) | Yes | DSM-IV | ||||||||||
HC | 40 | 23.3 (4.4) | ||||||||||||
Naessén et al. [53] | SWE | BN | 77 | 22 | Yes | No | DSM-IV | Cohort | Recruited from hospital advertisements | Healthy controls Hospital advertising: hospital staff and students, no current diseases or medication prior to 3 months before the study | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Leg BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 8 |
7.8% | ||||||||||||||
BN-NPAN | 59 | DSM-IV | ||||||||||||
BN-PAN | 18 | DSM-IV | ||||||||||||
HC | 56 | 22.2 | ||||||||||||
Newman, Halmi [54] | USA | AN | 18 | 73.2 (8.4) | Yes | No | DSM-III-R | Cross-sectional | Inpatients from an ED unit | Normal weight women | DXA | Spine BMD Femoral BMD | 4 | |
100% | ||||||||||||||
BN | 12 | Yes | Yes | DSM-III-R | ||||||||||
66.7% | 8.4% | |||||||||||||
HC | 12 | |||||||||||||
Newton et al. [55] | AUS/UK | BN | 20 | 21.8 (3.5) | Yes | Yes | DSM-III-R | Cohort | ED outpatient treatment programme | Healthy controls Age and sex-matched controls from hospital staff notice boards | DXA | Spine BMD | 7 | |
20% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 16 | 21.9 (1.8) | ||||||||||||
Olmos et al. [56] | SPA | AN | 51 | 17.3 (2.4) | Yes | DSM-IV | Prospective longitudinal cohort study | ED unit outpatients | Healthy controls Hospital advertisements | DXA | Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD Hip BMD | 5 | ||
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 40 | 21.8 (2.7) | ||||||||||||
Poet et al. [57] | FRA | AN | 18 | Unknown | Yes | No | DSM-III-R | Cohort | Hospital outpatients | Healthy controls Volunteers | DXA | Spine BMD | 5 | |
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 36 | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Resch et al. [58] | AU | AN | 20 | 16.0 (13–18) | Unknown | Unknown | DSM-III-R | Cohort | Hospital outpatients | Healthy controls Age-matched nursing school students | DXA | Spine BMD Hip BMD | 5 | |
HC | 20 | 23.0 (19–29) | ||||||||||||
Schorr et al. [59] | USA | AN | 46 | 16.7 (1.8) | Yes | Yes | DSM-5 | Cross-sectional | Patients of National Institutes Health trials | Lean healthy controls From the National Institutes Health trial | DXA HRpQCT | Spine BMD Femoral BMD Hip BMD | 6 | |
60.9% | 15.3% | |||||||||||||
HC | 29 | 22.6 (1.4) | ||||||||||||
Seeman et al. [60] | AUS | AN | 12 | 15.9 (1.3) | Yes | No | DSM-III-R | Cohort | Patients with AN | Healthy controls Volunteers with no illness that affects the bone, no drugs, no medication | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Proximal femur Femoral neck BMD Ward’s triangle BMD Trochanter BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 4 |
100% | ||||||||||||||
AN | 37 | 16.6 (0.4) | Yes | No | DSM-III-R | |||||||||
100% | ||||||||||||||
AN OCP | 16 | 17.2 (0.8) | Yes | DSM-III-R | ||||||||||
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 52 | 23.3 (0.5) | ||||||||||||
Singhal, Bredella [61] | USA | AN | 55 | 18.7 (0.2) | Yes | No | DSM-IV / DSM-5 | Cross-sectional | Ongoing studies assessing bone outcomes | Normal-weight controls From ongoing studies assesing bone outcomes | DXA HRpQCT | Total body BMD Spine BMD Femoral BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 6 |
27.3% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 48 | 21.7 (0.3) | ||||||||||||
Soyka et al. [62] | USA | AN | 19 | 16.5 (0.4) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | Cohort | Healthcare provider referrals | Healthy controls Recruited through advertisement in primary care providers and newspapers, BMI 25th-90th percentile, one participant in pre- menarche | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Lateral spine BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 6 |
73.7% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 19 | 21.8 (0.4) | ||||||||||||
Strumila et al. [63] | FRA | BN-NPAN | 50 | 21.9 (2.6) | Irregular menstrual cycle | Unknown | DSM-5 | Cross-sectional | ED unit | No | DXA | Spine BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass | 5 |
35% | ||||||||||||||
BN-PAN | 35 | 21.9 (2.9) | Irregular menstrual cycles | Unknown | DSM-5 | |||||||||
46.7% | ||||||||||||||
Sundgot-Borgen et al. [64] | NOR | AN | 13 | 15.8 (0.9) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | Case–control | Clinic referrals | Healthy controls University information board recruitment Comprehensive inclusion criteria for dietary, exercise and ED symptoms | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD Leg BMD Arm BMD | Fat mass | 7 |
100% | ||||||||||||||
BN | 43 | 20.7 (2.0) | Yes | No | DSM-IV | |||||||||
32.6% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 17 | 22.0 (2.4) | ||||||||||||
van Marken Lichtenbelt et al. [65] | NL | AN-R | 12 | 16.5 (1.7) | Yes | Yes | DSM-III-R | Cohort | Non-hospitalised outpatients | Healthy controls Normal weight participating from a study on energy expenditure | DXA | Total body BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 3 |
58.3% | 33.3% | |||||||||||||
HC | 16 | 23.7 (2.1) | ||||||||||||
Walsh et al. [66] | USA | AN | 8 | 17.4 (1.4) | Unknown | Unknown | DSM-IV | Cohort | Hospital outpatients | Healthy controls 90–100% ideal weight for age | DXA CT | Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 4 |
HC | 6 | 24.4 (2.5) | ||||||||||||
Wojcik et al. [67] | USA | AN | 15 | 17.6 (0.2) | Unknown | No | DSM-IV | Cohort | Healthcare referrals and community adverts | Healthy controls Recruitment through community advertisement | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD Hip BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 4 |
HC | 16 | 23.5 (0.6) | ||||||||||||
Wu et al. [68] | CHI | AN | 25 | 17.5 (1.3) | Yes | Unknown | DSM-5 | Case–control | ED providers referrals | Healthy controls Recruited through mailings to paediatricians | DXA | Total body BMD Spine BMD Femoral neck BMD | Fat mass Lean mass | 4 |
100% | ||||||||||||||
HC | 31 | 20.2 (1.3) |