Prevalence and clinical determinants of low bone mineral density in anorexia nervosa

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 ≤−1.0 in at least one site (lumbar spine or femoral neck). Results A Z-score of ≤−1.0 in at least one of these sites was found in 46.9%. In comparison with the patients with...