Increased risk of somatic diseases following anorexia nervosa in a controlled nationwide cohort study.

Hans-Christoph SteinhausenMartin Dalgaard VillumsenKirsten HørderLaura Al-Dakhiel WinklerNiels BilenbergRené Klinkby Støving

Published in: The International journal of eating disorders (2022)

Based on Danish registries, a large sample of almost 10,000 patients with AN born 1961-2008 and almost 50,000 matched controls were followed for a median of 9 years. While around 90% of all individuals had any somatic disease at the end of follow-up, the cumulative incidence over time was higher for patients with AN than for controls.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
copy number
risk factors
gestational age
low birth weight
gene expression
dna methylation
genome wide
preterm birth