Associations between low body weight, weight loss, and medical instability in adults with eating disorders.
Dennis GibsonAmy SteinVishnupriya KhatriDelaney WesselinkShelby SitkoPhilip S MehlerPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2024)
In adults, low BMI seems to be a better predictor of medical complications than weight suppression or aggressive recent weight loss. In adults, greater weight suppression is associated with increased likelihood of amenorrhea, reduced systolic blood pressure, nadir hemoglobin, and weight gain upon nutritional rehabilitation.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- weight gain
- body weight
- blood pressure
- bariatric surgery
- birth weight
- roux en y gastric bypass
- body mass index
- gastric bypass
- healthcare
- heart failure
- hypertensive patients
- left ventricular
- glycemic control
- heart rate
- type diabetes
- obese patients
- risk factors
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- atrial fibrillation