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Table 2 Patient characteristics at the lowest and highest BMI-SDS

From: Assessment of the renal function of patients with anorexia nervosa

Parameter

n

Median (min–max) or n (%)

p-value

BMI-SDS (min)

BMI-SDS (max)

Duration of therapy (days)

34

19 (0–3878)

277 (0–1710)

0.073

BMI-SDS

34

− 3.59 (− 8.81– − 0.41)

− 0.39 (− 5.12–1.63)

< 0.001**

Degree of obesity

34

− 30.8 (− 50.6– − 4.52)

− 5.8 (− 38.4–29.7)

< 0.001**

Type of AN

34

32 (94.1)

32 (94.1)

–

BT (℃)

1

36.6

36.3

–

HR (bpm)

25

60 (41–82)

75 (54–112)

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

21

85 (72–118)

104 (87–124)

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

21

53 (43–77)

62 (46–80)

0.024

Alb (g/dL)

27

4.7 (3.9–5.4)

4.6 (3.8–5.3)

0.11

Pre-Alb (mg/dL)

18

23 (13–36)

29 (20–40)

0.007**

Cr-eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

34

84.2 (59.9–130.5)

108.5 (72.4–182.8)

< 0.001**

Na (mEq/L)

32

139 (135–147)

140 (136–142)

0.18

K (mEq/L)

32

4.3 (3.0–4.7)

4.1 (3.7–5.1)

0.73

Cl (mEq/L)

32

105 (90–111)

105 (103–108)

0.24

Ht (%)

34

40.4 (33.9–45.4)

39 (26.5–45.7)

0.096

UA (mg/dL)

34

4.6 (3.5–10.1)

4.4 (3.4–5.9)

0.41

BUN (mg/dL)

34

16.4 (9.7–42.7)

13.3 (6.4–26.2)

< 0.001**

Usg

24

1.016 (1.002–1.039)

1.011 (1.004–1.037)

0.41

FT3 (pg/mL)

4

1.16 (0.83–2.03)

3.57 (2.50–4.06)

–

FT4 (ng/dL)

15

1.01 (0.63–1.44)

1.15 (0.97–1.37)

0.026*

TSH (μU/mL)

15

1.57 (0.09–3.81)

1.39 (0.57–3.53)

0.27

FSH (mIU/mL)

8

1.00 (0.10–4.50)

5.75 (0.30–9.90)

0.022*

E2 (pg/mL)

8

11.2 (5.0–93.0)

30.9 (5.0–167.0)

0.11

  1. Alb Albumin, BMI Body mass index, BT Body temperature, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, Cl Chloride, Cr Creatinine, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, E2 Estrogen, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, FSH Follicle stimulating hormone, FT3 Free triiodothyronine, FT4 Free thyroxine, Ht Blood hematocrit, K Potassium, max Maximum, min Minimum, Na Sodium, Pre-Alb Pre-albumin, SBP Systolic blood pressure, SDS Standard deviation score, TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone, UA Uric acid, Usg Urine specific gravity
  2. p-values are for Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Statistical analysis was not performed for FT3 because of the small sample size
  3. *p < 0.050
  4. **p < 0.01