Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with ARFID

Characteristics	Mean ± SD, n (Range)
Age (years)	13.2 ± 2.3, 31 (9.3–17.6)
Patients < 12 years old	35.5%, (11/31)
Female patients	64.5%, (20/31)
BMI (kg/m2)	15.8 ± 2.2, 28 (12.2–20.2)
Percent of target goal weight	81.9 ± 8.2%, 28 (65.0–94.6)
Target goal weight < 80%	39.3%, (11/28)
Body weight lost	9.6 ± 9.1%, 28 (0–27.9)
Failure to achieve appropriate weight gain, no weight loss	39.3% (11/28)
Length of illness (months) prior to diagnosis	28.9 ± 39.6, 28 (1–153)
Evaluated for eating disturbance in past	46.4% (13/28)
Heart rate < 50 bpm or SBP < 80 mmHg	7.1% (2/28)