Albumin and pre-albumin levels do not reflect the nutritional status of female adolescents with restrictive eating disorders

Albumin and pre-albumin levels do not reflect the nutritional status of female adolescents with restrictive eating disorders

Aim Albumin and pre‐albumin are frequently used as nutritional markers in clinical practice. We examined whether serum albumin and pre‐albumin were predicted by body mass index (BMI), hydration and/or inflammation in female adolescents with a recently diagnosed restrictive eating disorder (RED). Met...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta Paediatrica 2016-04, Vol.105 (4), p.e167-e169
Hauptverfasser: Huysentruyt, Koen, De Schepper, Jean, Vanbesien, Jesse, Vandenplas, Yvan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Albumin
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa - blood
Body mass index
Eating disorders
Female
Humans
Hydration
Inflammation
Nutritional Status
Pre-albumin
Prealbumin - metabolism
Restrictive eating disorder
Retrospective Studies
Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:Aim Albumin and pre‐albumin are frequently used as nutritional markers in clinical practice. We examined whether serum albumin and pre‐albumin were predicted by body mass index (BMI), hydration and/or inflammation in female adolescents with a recently diagnosed restrictive eating disorder (RED). Methods This was a retrospective study of female adolescents with RED from 2002 to 2011. Low albumin and pre‐albumin levels were defined as
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/apa.13312