• Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jan 2009

    Prevalence and clinical determinants of low bone mineral density in anorexia nervosa.

    • Marielle Hofman, Sabine Landewé-Cleuren, Franz Wojciechowski, and Arie Nieuwenhuijzen Kruseman.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
    • Eur. J. Intern. Med. 2009 Jan 1; 20 (1): 80-4.

    ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of low bone mass in anorexia nervosa (AN) and the association with clinical parameters.MethodsA cross-sectional study on 286 Caucasian women with AN. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured with DXA. Low BMD was defined as a Z-score ResultsA Z-score of ConclusionWe conclude that low BMD is frequent in AN. The best indicator of low BMD appeared to be the lowest reported BMI ever.

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