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Table 2 Biochemical parameters on admission and after 3 months of treatment

From: Very long chain fatty acids are an important marker of nutritional status in patients with anorexia nervosa: a case control study

 

AN-R (n = 38)

AN-BP (n = 31)

Control group

on admission

after 3 months

on admission

after 3 months

(n = 25)

Glucose (mg/l)

79.79 ± 16.93

80.32 ± 7.73

76.7 ± 12.09∗

81.42 ± 7.42†

85.40 ± 8.95

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

189.32 ± 60.08

193 ± 37.17

228.83 ± 50.95∗

208.68 ± 42.71

200.16 ± 28.46

Triacylglycerol (mg/dl)

74.24 ± 37.28

73.55 ± 23.06

108.73 ± 47.99∗

83.26 ± 44.51

58.54 ± 19.45

HDL-C (mg/dl)

70.47 ± 19.63

69.91 ± 17.46

74.2 ± 25.32

70.79 ± 15.66

74.24 ± 16.42

TSH (μU/ml)

2.61 ± 2.27

2.31 ± 1.29

1.629 ± 1.16

1.79 ± 0.65

2.01 ± 0.72

FT3 (pg/ml)

1.93 ± 0.60∗

2.71 ± 0.69∗†

2.06 ± 0.53∗

2.35 ± 0.32∗†

3.21 ± 0.40

FT4 (ng/dl)

1.07 ± 0.24∗

0.92 ± 0.18∗†

1.16 ± 0.33

0.92 ± 0.18∗†

1.29 ± 0.20

Cortisol (μg/dl)

20.19 ± 6.56∗

12.79 ± 4.11†

20.33 ± 6.47∗

13.26 ± 4.09†

15.68 ± 3.70

GH (nU/ml)

12.30 ± 19.84∗

3.01 ± 6.78†

8.65 ± 14.00

2.52 ± 1.94†

2.50 ± 2.67

AST (IU/l)

43.82 ± 48.32

34.81 ± 23.30

72.48 ± 203.63

34.83 ± 27.36

NR

ALT (IU/l)

50.34 ± 40.26

47.36 ± 39.67

53.00 ± 99.29

42.17 ± 26.80

NR

  1. AN-R Anorexia Nervosa Restricting type, AN-BP Anorexia Nervosa Binge-Eating/Purging type
  2. FT3: free triiodothyronine, FT4: free thyroxine, GH: growth hormone
  3. Values presented as the mean ± SD for the number of observations indicated
  4. Significant differences in the comparisons of the AN-R and AN-BP groups with controls: ∗P < 0.05
  5. Significant differences between values on admission and after 3 months: †P < 0.05
  6. NR: denotes data not reported. The normal ranges for AST and ALT are 7–38 IU/L and 4–44 IU/L, respectively, based on the reference range used by our laboratory
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