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Table 1 Somatic comorbidities in N = 169 female inpatients with anorexia nervosa

From: Somatic comorbidity in anorexia nervosa: First results of a 21-year follow-up study on female inpatients

Somatic comorbidities related to anorexia nervosa

 

n

%

 

Internal Medicine

9

5.3

Nephropathie (1)

Renal insufficiency (2)

Sinus Tachycardia (1)

Mitral valve prolapse (1)

Endocarditis (1)

Alimentary gastritis (1)

Ileus (1),

Duodenitis (1)

Dentistry

1

0.6

Multiple Dental Destructions (1)

Orthopaedy

3

1.8

Osteoporosis (3)

Total

13

7.7

 

Somatic comorbidities independent of anorexia nervosa

 

n

%

 

Internal Medicine

13

7.7

Asthma (3)

COPD (1)

Diabetes mellitus Type 1 (2)

EBV Infection (1)

Ulcera ventriculi (1)

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (3)

Thalassemia (1)

Nephrolithiasis (1)

Dermatology

7

4.1

Atopy (2)

Eczema (1)

Urticaria (1)

Tinea pedis (1)

Keratosis (1)

Psoriasis (1)

Gynaecology

1

0.6

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (1)

Haematology

2

1.2

Breast Cancer (1)

Anal Cancer (1)

Neurology

1

0.6

Epilepsy (1)

Othopaedy

3

1.8

Comminuted Fracture (1)

Scoliosis (1)

Hip Dysplasia (1)

Total

26

15.4

 

Somatic comorbidities related to (other) psychiatric disorders

 

n

%

 

Surgery

1

0.6

Abscesses (Artificial Disorder)

Internal Medicine

1

0.6

Hepatitis (toxic, related to alcohol abuse)

Total

2

1.2

 

Total

41

24.3