TABLE 2.
Prevalence of bone mineral density (BMD) Z-score <−1 and <−2 in men with eating disorders and healthy controls
| Anorexia nervosa (n = 26) |
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (n = 11) |
Atypical anorexia nervosa (n = 18) |
Healthy controls (n = 48) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA spine BMD Z-score | ||||
| <−1 | 77%a | 64% | 43% | 23% |
| <−2 | 62%a | 18% | 29% | 6% |
| Total hip BMD Z-score | ||||
| <−1 | 50%a | 64%a | 33% | 8% |
| <−2 | 15% | 9% | 0% | 2% |
| Femoral neck BMD Z-score | ||||
| <−1 | 58%a | 45%a | 33% | 10% |
| <−2 | 23%a | 0% | 0% | 2% |
a
Differed significantly from healthy controls at P ≤ 0.05