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Table 2 Somatic features of patients with AN

From: Physical and psychological aspects of anorexia nervosa based on duration of illness: a cross-sectional study

 

Reference value

Short

Long

P value

n

 

118

86

 

TP (g/dl)

6.6 – 8.1

7.02±0.51

6.81±0.71

0.0159

Alb (g/dl)

4.1 – 5.1

4.68±0.46

4.24±0.60

0.0014

BUN (mg/dl)

8 – 20

14.12±4.98

14.99±12.49

ns

Cr (mg/dl)

0.46 – 0.79

0.63±0.14

0.70±0.34

ns

AST (U/l)

13 – 30

39.90±88.29

35.69±35.11

ns

ALT (U/l)

7 – 23

45.85±111.95

38.97±88.27

ns

Na (mmol/l)

138 – 145

140.23±2.93

138.96±3.93)

ns

K (mmol/l)

3.6 – 4.8

4.12±0.44

3.76±0.70

0.0012

Cl (mmol/l)

101 – 108

103.02±3.35

99.41±7.39

0.0002

Ca (mg/dl)

8.8 – 10.1

9.61±0.41

9.34±0.63

0.0009

  1. TP Total protein, Alb Albumin, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, Cr Creatinine, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, Na Sodium, K Potassium, Cl Chloride, Ca Calcium