Medical Findings in Women with Anorexia Nervosa in a Korean Population
Psychiatry Investigation
; : 101-107, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Eating disorders are a common clinical problem among young women in Asian countries. The aim of this study is to determine the medical effects of anorexia nervosa (AN) in the Korean population.METHODS:
We comprehensively investigated medical complications including haemodynamic, haematologic, endocrine, and bone density abnormalities in 67 Korean women with AN, together with 194 healthy Korean women of comparable age with a cross-sectional design.RESULTS:
In AN, 36.9% were anaemic, 50.8% were leukopenic, 35.5% were hypoproteinemic, 7.9% were hypokalemic, 9.5% had increased alanine aminotransferase, 6.3% were hyperbilirubinemia, 14.5% were hypercholesterolemia, 14.8% had decreased triiodothyronine. Osteopenia at any one site was identified in 43.3% and an additional 13.4% had osteoporosis. The lowest-ever body mass index was the main determinant of bone mineral density.CONCLUSION:
Our data in Korean patients with AN show high frequencies of laboratory abnormalities for medical complications. This study emphasizes the importance of recognizing AN as a medical risk in young Korean women.Key words
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Main subject:
Osteoporosis
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Triiodothyronine
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Bone Diseases, Metabolic
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Anorexia
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Anorexia Nervosa
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Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Body Mass Index
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Bone Density
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Asian People
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Alanine Transaminase
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article