Table 1

Clinical and physiological characteristics: (Mean +/- SD)

AN-R (n = 7)

AN-BP (n = 7)

HV (n = 7)

Body mass index

12.8 +/- 2.1^*

14.5 +/- 1.3^*

20.0 +/- 1.4

Hematocrit (%)

39.0 +/- 3.1^*

37.4 +/- 2.6^*

42.8 +/- 1.3

Blood Sugar (mg/dl)

64.4 +/- 8.7

58.7 +/- 2.9

69.4 +/- 12.3

AN-R = restrictive anorexia nervosa patients

AN-BP = anorexia nervosa patients with binge/purge eating

HV = healthy volunteers

^*Significantly different from the control group (p < 0.05), by ANOVA with Tukey-HSD

Naruo et al. BMC Psychiatry 2001 1:2   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-1-2