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. 2021 Dec 7;4(12):e2137395. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.37395

Table 2. Cases and Hospitalizations for Anorexia Nervosa or Atypical Anorexia Nervosa Diagnosed Before or During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada.

No./mo, mean (SD) P value
Diagnosis before COVID-19 pandemic Diagnosis during first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Cases by site
National sample 24.5 (1.6) 40.6 (20.1) <.001
British Columbia Children’s Hospital 2.3 (1.6) 2.6 (0.9) .58
Alberta Children’s Hospital 4.7 (2.2) 4.1 (2.5) .45
McMaster Children’s Hospital 5.1 (2.3) 10.4 (5.7) <.001
Montreal Children’s Hospital 4.5 (2.3) 8.7 (5.9) <.001
Sainte Justine Hospital 5.8 (2.2) 11.7 (6.7) <.001
Janeway Children’s Hospital 2.1 (1.6) 3.1 (1.8) .08
Hospitalizations by site
National sample 7.5 (2.8) 20.0 (9.8) <.001
British Columbia Children’s Hospital 1.4 (1.3) 1.9 (1.2) .31
Alberta Children’s Hospital 0.9 (0.8) 2.3 (2.0) .005
McMaster Children’s Hospital 2.2 (1.5) 6.6 (4.1) <.001
Montreal Children’s Hospital 0.8 (1.0) 3.6 (2.6) <.001
Sainte Justine Hospital 1.6 (1.3) 5.0 (3.6) <.001
Janeway Children’s Hospital 0.6 (1.0) 0.78 (0.4) .58