Body composition in female anorexia nervosa patients

Body composition in female anorexia nervosa patients

For the first time, body composition has been studied in a very large sample of female anorexia nervosa patients (n 200) using two methods: anthropometry (skinfold thickness) and densitometry (underwater weighing). The concurrent validity of both methods appeared to be good (r 0·84). Although the me...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of nutrition 1996-11, Vol.76 (5), p.639-647
Hauptverfasser: Probst, M., Goris, M., Vandereycken, W., Van Coppenolle, H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adipose Tissue
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age Factors
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa - physiopathology
Anorexia Nervosa - psychology
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Child
Densitometry
Eating behavior disorders
Feeding Behavior
Female
Human and Clinical Nutrition
Humans
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Skinfold Thickness
Underwater weighing
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Zusammenfassung:For the first time, body composition has been studied in a very large sample of female anorexia nervosa patients (n 200) using two methods: anthropometry (skinfold thickness) and densitometry (underwater weighing). The concurrent validity of both methods appeared to be good (r 0·84). Although the mean percentage of body fat (13·5) in our sample corresponds with most of the previous reports, the range (4·3–24·8) is great. Our study shows that BMI is not a good measure of fatness. Age and duration of illness were not related to body fat. Percentage fat was found to be different (t 2·76, P
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1079/BJN19960072