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. 2022 Nov 24;10:1022669. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.1022669

Table 5.

Signs of eating disorder within the six described LC+SAT+ED

Signs of anorexia nervosa ICD 11 Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6
BMI before LC 21.3 BMI before LC 18.2 BMI before LC 23.1 BMI before LC 20.5 BMI before LC 18.2 BMI before LC 18.1
Body mass index (BMI) < 18.5 kg/m2; < 5th percentile in children and adolescents; rapid weight loss (e.g., > than 20% of total body weight within 6 months) lowest during LC: BMI 16.3 lowest during LC: BMI 16.2 lowest during LC: BMI 16.5 lowest during LC: BMI 17.4 lowest during LC: BMI 16.1 lowest during LC: BMI 14.8
7. 8. 11. 14. 36. 5.
Percentile in 3 months 14% decrease Percentile in 3 months 14% decrease Percentile in 3/4 months 21% decrease Percentile in 3 months 21% decrease Percentile in 4 months 16% decrease Percentile in 5/6 months 19% decrease
Low body weight is not better accounted for by another medical condition or the unavailability of food. No other explanations No other explanations No other explanations No other explanations No other explanations No other explanations
A persistent pattern of restrictive eating or other behavior aimed at establishing or maintaining abnormally low body weight, typically associated with extreme fear of weight gain. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Excessive preoccupation with body weight or image. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Somatic effects of the eating disorder
- Hair loss X X X
- Changes in the menstrual cycle X X X X
- Less energy X X X X X