Table 3 Specific features of N = 100 anorexia nervosa inpatients in a 21-year follow-up (N = 91 alive and N = 9 deceased)
m | sd | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at admission (T0) | Alive | 23.5 | 5.7 | ns |
Deceased | 29.0 | 9.0 | ||
Duration of treatment (days) | Alive | 75.7 | 40.7 | ns |
Deceased | 60.3 | 50.1 | ||
BMI at admission (T0) | Alive | 14.9 | 1.9 | ns |
Deceased | 15.8 | 2.4 | ||
BMI change during treatment | Alive | 0.8 | 1.1 | ns |
Deceased | 0.3 | 1.7 | ||
Age at onset of anorexia nervosa | Alive | 19.4 | 4.6 | ns |
Deceased | 26.0 | 10.1 | ||
Duration of anorexia nervosa (T0) | Alive | 3.8 | 4.2 | ns |
Deceased | 3.8 | 2.7 | ||
Purging Behaviour | N | % | ||
Alive | 58 | 67.4% | ns | |
Deceased | 7 | 87.5% | ||
Psychiatric comorbidity | Alive | 43 | 47.8% | ns |
Deceased | 6 | 66.7% | ||
Substance abuse | Alive | 11 | 13.3% | .02* |
Deceased | 4 | 44.4% | ||
Somatic comorbidity | Alive | 25 | 27.8% | .03* |
Deceased | 6 | 66.7% |