Age of onset has limited association with body mass index at time of presentation for anorexia nervosa: Comparison of peak-onset and late-onset anorexia nervosa groups

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 646-650

  Kimura, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Tonoike, Takashi ^c   Muroya, Tamio ^d   Yoshida, Keizo ^a   Ozaki, Norio ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Toyota Kai Medical Corporation Kariya Toyota General Hospital   (Japan)

^d Muroya Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Anorexia nervosa; Body mass index; Eating disorders; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36849049827     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01719.x     Document Type: Article

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