Table 1.

Clinical and physiological characteristics: (Mean +/- SD)

	AN-R (n = 7)	AN-BP (n = 7)	HV (n = 7)
Body mass index	12.8 +/- 2.1*	14.5 +/- 1.3*	20.0 +/- 1.4
Hematocrit (%)	39.0 +/- 3.1*	37.4 +/- 2.6*	42.8 +/- 1.3
Blood Sugar (mg/dl)	64.4 +/- 8.7	58.7 +/- 2.9	69.4 +/- 12.3

AN-R = restrictive anorexia nervosa patients

AN-BP = anorexia nervosa patients with binge/purge eating

HV = healthy volunteers

^*Significantly different from the control group (p < 0.05), by ANOVA with Tukey-HSD