Indications of disordered eating behaviour in adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 84(3): 392-4, 2002 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-12002499
ABSTRACT
We have investigated whether patients with adolescent-onset idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) are more likely to have a low body-weight. Measurements of weight, height and body mass index (BMI) were made in 44 young women with AIS and compared with age- and gender-adjusted normative data. The body mass criteria of the International Classification of Diseases for eating disorders was used to determine how many patients were within the range considered to be 'eating disordered'. Compared with the normative data, the AIS group did not differ significantly in terms of height, (p = 0.646), but they were significantly lighter (p < 0.001) and had significantly lower BMI scores (p < 0.001); 25% of the series had BMI scores which were within the range considered to be anorexic. The relationship between a diagnosis of AIS and low body-weight may indicate disordered eating and is thus a cause for concern, particularly in the light of the well-established relationship between eating psychopathology and osteoporosis. Aspects of organic health may need to be considered in addition to the cosmetic deformity.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Escoliose
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Anorexia Nervosa
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Bone Joint Surg Br
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido