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KMID : 1118520130100020101
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Psychiatry Investigation
2013 Volume.10 No. 2 p.101 ~ p.107
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Medical Findings in Women with Anorexia Nervosa in a Korean Population
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Kim Youl-Ri
Son Myung-Ha
Nah Jong-Chun
Park Hyun-Ah
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Abstract
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Objective: Eating disorders are a common clinical problem among young women in Asian countries. The aim of this study is to determine the medical effects of anorexia nervosa (AN) in the Korean population.
Methods: We comprehensively investigated medical complications including haemodynamic, haematologic, endocrine, and bone density abnormalities in 67 Korean women with AN, together with 194 healthy Korean women of comparable age with a cross-sectional design.
Results: In AN, 36.9% were anaemic, 50.8% were leukopenic, 35.5% were hypoproteinemic, 7.9% were hypokalemic, 9.5% had increased alanine aminotransferase, 6.3% were hyperbilirubinemia, 14.5% were hypercholesterolemia, 14.8% had decreased triiodothyronine. Osteopenia at any one site was identified in 43.3% and an additional 13.4% had osteoporosis. The lowest-ever body mass index was the main determinant of bone mineral density.
Conclusion: Our data in Korean patients with AN show high frequencies of laboratory abnormalities for medical complications. This study emphasizes the importance of recognizing AN as a medical risk in young Korean women.
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KEYWORD
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Anorexia nervosa, Eating disorder, Medical complication, Bone mineral density, Korean
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