From: Plasma intact fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in women with anorexia nervosa
AN-R (n = 6) | AN-BP (n = 6) | Controls (n = 11) | P | |
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Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 16.0 * (13.8–17.4) | 13.8 * (13.0–15.5) | 19.7 (18.5–23.7) | <0.001 |
Age (years) | 19 (17–32) | 31 (19–38) | 27 (21–32) | 0.034 |
age at the time of disease onset (years) | 17 (16–30) | 24 (14–34) | ||
disease duration (yaers) | 1.8 (0.5–3.0) | 5.0 § (2.0–11.0) | ||
frequency of binge eating | None (none-none) | 3.5/week (none-2–3/day) | ||
frequency of vomiting | None (none-none) | 1/week § (none-2–3/day) | ||
Ca (mg/dl) | 10.2 * ‡ (9.5–10.7) | 9.1 (7.9–9.4) | 8.9 (8.4–9.6) | 0.018 |
P (mg/dl) | 3.4 (3.1–4.2) | 3.5 (3.0–4.0) | 2.9 (2.0–3.7) | 0.029 |
1,25-(OH)2D (pg/ml) | 34.4 (19.0–51.5) | 7.0 * † (4.2–33.7) | 39.7 (6.3–58.5) | 0.023 |
25-OHD (ng/ml) | 26 (19–30) | 18 (11–31) | 20 (12–28) | NS |