Table 1.
Demographic and assessment characteristics of pediatric ARFID patients (n = 26) admitted to a specialized pilot clinic.
| Aversive Hx (n= 6) | Sensory (n= 2) | Low appetite, limited interest (n= 8) | ARFID-Mixed (n= 10) | ARFID total (n= 26) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (SD) | Range(min–max) | Median (SD) | Range(min–max) | Median (SD) | Range(min–max) | Median (SD) | Range(min–max) | Median (SD) | Range (min–max) | |
| Assessment | ||||||||||
| Age (years) | 15.54 (2.26) | 10.76–17.43 | 12.02 (1.09) | 11.77–13.77 | 15.17 (2.66) | 9.49–17.51 | 13.85 (1.99) | 9.82–16.63 | 13.86 (2.30) | 9.49–17.51 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 16.03 (2.23) | 11.78–18.66 | 15.82 (1.01) | 14.43–16.40 | 14.86 (2.13) | 11.71–17.62 | 14.48 (2.70) | 12.63–20.55 | 15.07 (2.35) | 11.71–20.55 |
| zBMI | −2.06 (1.03) | −3.75–0.64 | −0.99 (1.06) | −2.62–0.63 | −2.53 (0.97) | −4.05–1.27 | −2.57 (1.64) | −3.79–1.11 | −2.29 (1.26) | −3.84–1.11 |
| HR (bpm) | 73.00 (17.10) | 54–112 | 77.00 (23.76) | 73–116 | 88.00 (25.56) | 49–130 | 81.50 (18.63) | 45–111 | 82.50 (21.29) | 45–130 |
| %TGW | 79.50 (7.86) | 72–97 | 84.00 (9.54) | 83–100 | 86.00 (5.40) | 75–91 | 86.00 (6.93) | 79–100 | 84.00 (6.46) | 74–100 |
| LOI (months) | 13.00 (6.28) | 4–24 | 129.00 (31.23) | 84–144 | 60.00 (65.10) | 19–182 | 86.00 (68.68) | 3–177 | 60.00 (62.83) | 3–182 |
| End of treatment | ||||||||||
| Length of treatment (days) | 314.0 (190.18) | 32–670 | 693.0 (41.01) | 664–722 | 307.0 (297.62) | 40–1,001 | 425.50 (205.04) | 169–804 | 409.00 (223.64) | 132–1001 |
| Age (years) | 16.29 (1.95) | 12.59–18.30 | 14.67 (1.52) | 13.59–15.74 | 15.68 (2.24) | 12.23–18.04 | 15.03 (1.77) | 11.73–17.10 | 15.35 (2.00) | 11.73–18.30 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.33 (1.13) | 17.12–20.65 | 16.73 (1.01) | 16.01–17.44 | 16.70 (2.21) | 12.49–19.11 | 19.33 (2.49) | 14.28–21.91 | 17.94 (2.25) | 12.49–21.91 |
| zBMI | −0.69 (0.52) | −0.96–0.57 | −1.42 (0.90) | −2.06–0.78 | −1.40 (1.17) | −4.30–1.03 | −0.45 (1.16) | −2.93–1.13 | −0.89 (1.07) | −3.61–1.13 |
| %TGW | 100.00 (7.39) | 81–100 | 96.00 (5.66) | 92–100 | 97.50 (6.14) | 82–100 | 100.00 (0.00) | 100–100 | 100.00 (4.39) | 81–100 |
BMI, body mass index; zBMI, standardized body mass index by age and sex; HR, heart rate; %TGW, percent of treatment goal weight; LOI, length of illness prior to hospitalization.