Serum leptin levels, body fat deposition, and weight in females with anorexia or bulimia nervosa. |
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| Authors: | K Mathiak W Gowin J Hebebrand A Ziegler W F Blum D Felsenberg H Lübbert W K?pp |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychosomatics, Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany. Klaus.Mathiak@Med.Uni-Tuebingen.de |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this retrospective study was to investigate the relation between serum leptin level and fat deposition in patients with eating disorders. 40 female inpatients with anorexia (n=24) or bulimia nervosa (n=16) were assessed for leptin level, body mass index (BMI), and percentage body fat by dual-energy X-ray absorbometry (DXA). The results show that percentage body fat is a better predictor for leptin level and clinical findings in eating disordered patients than BMI. We discuss the necessity for DXA measurements in anorectic patients for prognostic and research purposes. |
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