Bone mineral content and bone mineral density in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa ‐ a longitudinal study

1 August 2001

journal article
Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Vol. 104 (2) , 131-137
https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00286.x

Abstract

Total body and lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD-TB, BMD-L) and total body bone mineral content (BMC-TB) were measured to establish the course of bone demineralization in anorexia nervosa and the clinical factors influencing BMC-TB and BMD changes during treatment. Forty-two girls with DSM III-R anorexia nervosa, age 14.7+/-2.4 years. BMC-TB, BMD-TB and BMD-L were measured in approximately 7-month intervals for 27.8+/-4.1 months using DXA. Despite nutritional improvement, there was an initial decrease of BMD-L, and no change in BMC-TB and BMD-TB. an increase in BMC-TB and BMD was observed after approx. 21 months from the beginning of the study. The improvement in BMC-TB and BMD was related to changes in nutritional status and was significantly marked in younger patients, with earlier anorexia onset and before menarche.

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