Mortality in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan, 2002-2017.
Mei-Chih Meg TsengLi-Nien ChienChao-Ying TuHung-Yi LiuPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2023)
AN had a significantly higher risk of both natural- and unnatural-cause mortality and BN had a significantly higher risk of death from unnatural causes. All-cause mortality risk was highest at the beginning of follow-up in AN, but unnatural-cause mortality risk remained high throughout the follow-up period for both groups. Our findings imply that early detection and treatment in AN and regular monitoring for unnatural-cause mortality events in AN and BN are crucial.