TABLE 1C.
Clinical characteristics of women with AN not receiving oral contraceptives, categorized by the presence or absence of improved weight at subsequent visits
| Improved weight (n = 22)
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Did not improve weight (n = 23)
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| First visit | Second visit | % Change between visits | First visit | Second visit | % Change between visits | |
| Age (yr) | 23.6 ± 1.0 | 25.5 ± 1.3 | ||||
| Age of menarche (yr) | 13.4 ± 0.3 | 12.7 ± 0.38 | ||||
| Weight (kg) | 42.9 ± 1.6 | 48.5 ± 1.5 | 13.7 ± 1.9a | 44.3 ± 1.3 | 44.7 ± 1.3 | 1.0 ± 1.2 |
| Ideal body weight (%) | 74.7 ± 1.6 | 83.1 ± 1.3a | 75.1 ± 1.4 | 75.5 ± 1.3 | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 16.2 ± 0.4 | 18.2 ± 0.4a | 16.5 ± 0.4 | 16.6 ± 0.3 | ||
| Total fat (kg) | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 11.1 ± 0.8a | 57.7 ± 10.2a | 7.5 ± 0.7 | 8.5 ± 0.7 | 24.8 ± 14.7 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 32.4 ± 1.0 | 34.1 ± 0.9 | 8.4 ± 1.5a | 34.3 ± 1.2 | 34.7 ± 1.1 | 0.5 ± 1.4 |
| Mean PA spine T score | −2.0 ± 0.2 | −2.1 ± 0.2 | −1.8 ± 0.2 | −2.0 ± 0.2 | ||
| PA spine BMD | 0.82 ± 0.02 | 0.82 ± 0.02 | −0.2 ± 1.4 | 0.84 ± 0.02 | 0.8 ± 0.02 | −1.8 ± 1.0 |
| Mean hip T score | −1.5 ± 0.2 | −1.5 ± 0.2 | −1.5 ± 0.2 | −1.6 ± 0.2 | ||
| Hip BMD | 0.76 ± 0.03 | 0.77 ± 0.03 | 0.6 ± 1.0a | 0.78 ± 0.03 | 0.76 ± 0.03 | −2.9 ± 1.0 |
| Resumption of menstrual function (%) | 31.8 | 17.4 | ||||
| Mean length of follow-up visit (months) [range] | 16.9 ± 2.8 (6–69) | 13.3 ± 1.1 (7–29) | ||||
Improved weight: at subsequent visit, increased body weight by at least 10% or to more than 85% of ideal body weight.
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P ≤ 0.05 vs. non-weight-improved group.