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Table 2 Medical and psychological characteristics of the cohort (N = 35)

From: Causes of death in patients with a history of severe anorexia nervosa

ID

Mandated to treatment

Sex at Birth

BMI (kg/m2) at ACUTE admission

Age at ACUTE admission

Age at Death

Duration of AN (yrs)

AN Subtype during treatment

Days since last ERC treatment

BMI (kg/m2) at ERC discharge

Total LOS in Treatment (days)

Comorbid psychiatric diagnoses (excluding ED)

Medical comorbidities at death

1

No

M

10.8

20

22

10

AN-BP

646

18.6

105

MDD, GAD, OCD

None listed

2

Yes

F

8.5

36

37

23

AN-R

119

14.3

95

None listed

Severe osteoporosis

3

No

F

13.9

43

50

25

AN-BP

906

18.8

99

GAD

Cavitary lung disease, pneumonia-klebs

4

Yes

F

14.8

47

49

3

AN-R

570

19.0

103

Bipolar disorder II

Pancreatitis

5

No

F

10.7

32

34

8

AN-R

390

19.5

100

GAD

None listed

6

Yes

F

13.1

31

37

24

AN-BP

117

17.5

136

MDD, GAD, OCD

Supraventricular tachycardia

7

No

F

14.2

35

35

22

AN-R

39

18.0

41

GAD, alcohol related disorders

Pulmonary embolism, cirrhosis, hemoperitoneum, ESRD

8

No

F

11.9

61

62

47

AN-R

2062

18.7

142

GAD

Congestive heart failure, pulmonary embolism, bronchiectasis, cecal volvulus

9

Yes

F

13.1

53

54

3

AN-R

218

19.1

89

None listed

None listed

10

No

F

11.0

37

38

21

AN-R

374

14.5

54

None listed

Multiple fractures, skull fracture

11

No

F

9.8

23

24

6

AN-R

156

20.4

162

GAD, social anxiety

Pneumonia, sepsis

12

No

F

9.9

64

64

9

AN-R

1096

17.2

54

GAD, unspecified depressive disorder

Pericardial effusion, hypoglycemia, cardiac arrest-arrhythmia

13

No

M

14.2

59

64

1

AN-R

1784

17.4

57

None listed

HIV, cirrhosis

14

No

M

16.6

25

26

6

AN-R

282

19.5

59

GAD

None listed

15

No

F

14.8

38

38

2

AN-R

32

17.0

63

R/O GAD

Multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease

16

Yes

F

12.9

33

38

15

AN-R

1583

13.4

37

MDD, GAD, OCD

PICC line infection

17

No

F

12.3

40

41

25

AN-R

328

16.3

58

OCD

Congestive heart failure, hypoglycemia

18

No

F

12.5

42

47

23

AN-R

1550

16.0

102

MDD, GAD

Prolonged QT, pneumonia, scleroderma

19

No

F

14.9

50

54

36

AN-BP

1450

18.4

48

None listed

Pneumonia, sepsis, adrenal insufficiency, bowel necrosis

20

No

F

12.9

33

34

17

AN-BP

499

18.3

68

None listed

Benzodiazepine abuse, CRD

21

No

F

10.6

20

24

4

AN-R

1207

17.0

89

Unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, OCD, PTSD

Lyme disease, SZ

22

Yes

F

10.9

30

32

16

AN-R

295

18.1

141

GAD, OCD

Bradycardia, hypoglycemia

23

No

F

14.2

36

38

21

AN-BP

744

16.1

22

Alcoholism

Hypokalemia

24

No

M

13.8

23

27

8

AN-BP

358

22.5

170

Bipolar disorder II

Lung abscess, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis

25

Yes

F

12.9

30

31

19

AN-R

251

14.8

26

None listed

Pulmonary embolism, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, ETOH, substance abuse

26

Yes

F

14.4

31

34

10

AN-BP

650

20.4

55

GAD, Other specified depressive disorder

None listed

27

No

M

17.8

37

41

5

AN-R

1332

19.8

32

Opioid use disorder, Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, Alcohol use disorder

Sepsis, cirrhosis

28

No

F

18.2

32

35

16

AN-R

222

21.3

40

MDD, GAD, PTSD, R/O somatic symptom disorder

Cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism

29

Yes

F

11.1

25

26

5

AN-BP

135

17.9

75

OCD, ADHD, learning disability

Hypophosphatemia, Multidrug use

30

No

F

9.7

25

26

11

AN-R

179

17.2

150

Anxiety disorder NOS

Mucormycosis, cirrhosis

31

No

F

17.0

53

56

41

AN-BP

1218

19.8

24

GAD, Bipolar disorder II

Supraventricular tachycardia

32

Yes

F

11.2

50

57

30

AN-R

2584

15.9

91

Dysthymic disorder, GAD

None listed

33

No

F

8.6

34

35

4

AN-BP

200

18.1

107

None listed

None listed

34

No

M

13.2

58

65

32

AN-R

2141

17.2

30

None listed

Congestive heart failure

35

No

F

13.1

62

64

49

AN-R

208

18.2

141

GAD

Pneumonia, hyponatremia, volvulus

  1. ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; AN, anorexia nervosa; AN-BP, anorexia nervosa—binge eating/purging subtype; AN-R, anorexia nervosa—restricting subtype; CRD, chronic renal disease; ED, eating disorder; ERC, Eating Recovery Center; ESRD, end stage renal disease; F, female; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; M, male; NOS, not otherwise specified; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder; PICC, peripherally inserted central catheter; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; R/O, rule out; SZ, seizure