ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of low bone mass in anorexia nervosa (AN) and the association with clinical parameters. METHODS: A 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 Subject(s)
Anorexia Nervosa/epidemiology
, Bone Density
, Bone Diseases, Metabolic/epidemiology
, Absorptiometry, Photon
, Adolescent
, Adult
, Age of Onset
, Bone Diseases, Metabolic/diagnostic imaging
, Female
, Femur Neck/diagnostic imaging
, Humans
, Logistic Models
, Lumbar Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging
, Menarche
, Middle Aged
, Prevalence
, Young Adult
