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Demographic characteristics and anthropometric measures of white healthy female adolescents and adolescents with anorexia nervosa
| Control subjects (n = 20) |
AN subjects (n = 40) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 17.4 ± 3.1 | 18.4 ± 2.9 | .22 |
| Height (cm) | 165.2 ± 6.4 | 164.7 ± 7.0 | .82 |
| Weight (kg) | 62.5 ± 7.9 | 49.2 ± 6.1 | <.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9 ± 2.7 | 18.1 ± 1.6 | <.0001 |
| Positive family history of osteoporosis (%) | 30.0 | 35.3 | .69 |
BMI, Body mass index.
Data are presented as mean ± SD.
