Table 1.

Anthropometric characteristics of patient population with broad range of body mass index.

Group	Body weight (kg)		BMI (kg/m2)
	Mean ± SEM	Range	Mean ± SEM	Range
Anorexia nervosa (15f)	35.9 ± 1.2	29.3–42.2†	13.1 ± 0.5	8.9–15.6
Normal weight (8f, 7m)	66.5 ± 2.7	53.3–79.9†	22.1 ± 0.3	20.3–25.0
Obesity BMI 30–40 (8f, 7m)	113.7 ± 3.2	91.4–140.6†	37.6 ± 0.7	30.1–39.8
Obesity BMI 40–50 (8f, 6m)	135.5 ± 3.8	113.5–161.0†	45.6 ± 0.8	41.1–49.7
Obesity BMI > 50 (8f, 7m)	194.4 ± 7.9	151.8–261.9†	67.1 ± 1.8	59.0–84.6

N = 14–15/group. Distribution of the data was determined by using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test.

^†Indicates normal distribution. BMI, body mass index; f, female; m, male.