Table 2. Proportion of treatment and recovery according to the cause of anorexia.
Cause | n | Treated (%) | Recovered (%) |
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All patients with known causes | 67 | 51 (76.1%) | 49 (73.1%) |
Infection | 18 | 17 (94.4%) | 9 (50.0%) |
Benign gastrointestinal diseases | 13 | 13 (100%) | 12 (92.3%) |
Cardiovascular diseases | 7 | 7 (100%) | 4 (57.1%) |
Malignancy | 6 | 1 (16.7%) | 4 (66.7%) |
Benign hepatobiliary or pancreas diseases | 6 | 3 (50.0%) | 4 (66.7%) |
Drug adverse effects | 4 | 3 (75.0%) | 4 (100%) |
Psychiatric diseases | 4 | 0 (0%) | 3 (75.0%) |
Neurological diseases | 3 | 3 (100%) | 3 (100%) |
Others | 6 | 4 (66.7%) | 6 (100%) |
Patients with unknown causes | 16 | 16 (100%) |