Nurgun Kandemir, Meghan Slattery, Kathryn E Ackerman, Shreya Tulsiani, Amita Bose, Vibha Singhal, Charumathi Baskaran, Seda Ebrahimi, Mark Goldstein, Kamryn Eddy, Anne Klibanski, Madhusmita Misra
Purpose: We have reported low bone mineral density (BMD), impaired bone structure, and increased fracture risk in anorexia nervosa (AN) and normal-weight, oligo-amenorrheic athletes (OA). However, data directly comparing compartment-specific bone parameters in AN, OA and controls are lacking. Methods: 426 females 14-21.9 years old were included; 231 AN, 94 OA and 101 normal-weight eumenorrheic controls. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry was used to assess areal BMD (aBMD) of the whole body less head (WBLH), spine, and hip...
April 5, 2018: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism