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. 2015 May 15;7(5):3652–3665. doi: 10.3390/nu7053652

Table 2.

Reported dietary intake of individuals with anorexia nervosa (by subtype and quartile) and comparison (%) to a representative group from NHANES 2011–2012

Quartile 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4
Restrictor (n = 12) Binge/Purge (n = 8) Restrictor (n = 11) Binge/Purge (n = 7) Restrictor (n = 12) Binge/Purge (n = 7) Restrictor (n = 11) Binge/Purge (n = 7)
NHANES Mean (95% CI) % Mean (95% CI) % Mean (95% CI) % Mean (95% CI) % Mean (95% CI) % Mean (95% CI) % Mean (95% CI) % Mean (95% CI) %
Energy (kcal) 2003
(1913–2094)
736
(567–904)
37 671
(571–771)
34 1308
(1194–1421)
65 1082
(965–1200)
54 1799
(1706–1892)
90 1662
(1445–1880)
83 2639
(2130–3147)
132 4102
(2301–5904)
205
Carbohydrate (g) 252
(239–264)
110
(81–138)
44 128
(104–151)
51 203
(175–230)
80 161
(122–200)
64 252
(233–270)
100 238
(208–267)
95 382
(316–448)
152 533
(278–788)
212
Protein (g) 72
(68–75)
33
(22–44)
46 22
(15–29)
31 54
(45–63)
75 41
(25–56)
57 78
(67–88)
108 59
(39–80)
83 93
(76–110)
129 143
(65–221)
199
Fat (g) 75
(71–79)
17
(13–23)
23 17
(7.6–16)
15 35
(30–40)
47 33
(23–43)
44 54
(46–63)
73 57
(46–68)
76 84
(58–110)
112 159
(78–240)
213
*Dietary Fiber (g) 16
(14–17)
12
(6.4–17)
73 12
(7–18)
78 19
(14–23)
118 12
(0.2–24)
76 21
(14–28)
134 17
(10–24)
108 27
(21–33)
171 31
(19–43)
199
Calcium (mg) 909
(835–983)
545
(291–799)
60 451
(281–621)
50 761
(578–944)
84 676
(306–1046)
74 1073
(829–1317)
118 926
(413–1440)
102 1514
(1191–1838)
167 2271
(769–3772)
250
Iron (mg) 14
(13–15)
7.9
(4.1–12)
57 9
(2.9–16)
68 15
(10–19)
106 10
(6–13)
68 18
(13–22)
127 15
(8–23)
110 24
(17–31)
171 28
(15–40)
197
Phosphorus (mg) 1229
(1168–1290)
607
(403–811)
49 453
(308–597)
37 962
(814–1109)
78 812.7
(470–1156)
66 1355.6
(1156–1556)
110 1063
(714–1413)
87 1745
(1453–2037)
142 2815
(1052–4578)
229
Thiamin (mg) 1.6
(1.4–1.7)
0.7
(0.4–0.9)
44 1
(0.4–1.7)
66 1
(1.1–1.6)
89 1.0
(0.7–1.3)
63 1.7
(1.5–2.0)
109 1.5
(1.1–1.9)
97 2.6
(1.9–3.4)
166 3.43
(1.7–5.2)
219
Riboflavin (mg) 1.8
(1.7–2.0)
1.1
(0.8–1.5)
61 2
(0.9–2.0)
79 2
(1.4–2.0)
93 2.6
(0.4–4.7)
138 2.4
(2.1–2.8)
131 2.1
(1.3–2.8)
112 3.8
(2.7–4.9)
206 5.3
(1.9–8.8)
287
Niacin 23
(22–25)
8.6
(5.5–12)
37 13
(4.8–21)
56 19
(14–23)
80 11.6
(8.3–15)
50 23.3
(19–28)
101 18.5
(13–24)
80 35.0
(25–45)
152 43.9
(22–665)
190
Folate (µg) 390
(349–430)
234
(145–324)
60 291
(158–423)
75 458
(316–601)
118 235
(115–355)
60 497
(341–654)
128 434
(228–640)
111 690
(499–882)
177 764
(343–1185)
196
Vitamin B6 (mg) 1.9
(1.8–2.1)
0.9
(0.6–1.3)
47 1
(0.2–1.8)
51 2
(1.2–1.8)
77 1.0
(0.5–1.4)
50 2.1
(1.3–2.9)
107 1.6
(0.8–2.4)
84 3.1
(2.3–4.0)
163 3.6
(1.4–5.8)
186
Vitamin B12 (µg) 4.5
(4.0–4.9)
2.2
(1–3.4)
48 2
(0.3–4.3)
52 3
(2.0–3.9)
66 3.2
(1.3–5.0)
71 5.8
(3.9–8.0)
130 4.8
(2.0–7.6)
107 8.4
(5.8–11.0)
188 11.7
(1.6–22)
261
Vitamin C (mg) 83
(69–96)
70
(38–102)
85 85
(25–146)
103 77
(37–117)
93 44
(2–87)
54 116
(76–157)
141 96
(39–153)
117 129
(85–174)
156 107
(54–160)
130
Vitamin A (µg RE) 595
(511–679)
503
(286–720)
85 536
(110–962)
90 850
(580–1120)
143 567
(229–905)
95 811
(543–1078)
136 916
(374–1457)
154 1235
(887–1584)
208 2421
(449–4394)
407
Vitamin D (µg) 3.7
(3.1–4.3)
1.7
(0.5–2.9)
47 2
(0.6–2.4)
40 3
(2.4–4.5)
92 2.5
(0.5–4.6)
68 6.0
(3.2–8.9)
163 4.3
(1.6–7.0)
116 6.7
(4.6–8.8)
181 14.7
(3.9–26)
398
Vitamin E (mg) 7.9
(7.1–8.7)
2.7
(1.5–3.9)
34 5
(0.3–9.9)
65 6
(4.0–7.0)
70 4.4
(2.2–6.5)
55 8.7
(5.0–12)
110 6.2
(4.2–8.2)
78 16.2
(9.6–23)
205 12.2
(8.8–16)
153
*Vitamin K (µg) 118
(94–142)
88
(34–142)
75 112
(7–217)
95 112
(47–178)
95 68
(19–117)
57 90
(49–131)
76 107
(35–247)
90 139
(69–208)
117 143
(75–211)
121
Selenium (µg) 101
(96–106)
39
(27–52)
39 37
(17–56)
36 76
(65–88)
75 59
(37–80)
58 107
(88–126)
106 83
(47–119)
82 125
(104–146)
124 202
(89–314)
200
Zinc (mg) 9.8
(9.2–10.4)
5.4
(3.4–7.3)
55 7
(2.6–5.7)
42 9
(6.4–12)
91 5.6
(3.0–8.2)
57 10.6
(9.6–12)
108 9.6
(5.3–14)
98 16.3
(12–21)
167 19.9
(7.2–33)
203