title: Serum leptin levels, body fat deposition, and weight in females with anorexia or bulimia nervosa.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosomatics, Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany. Klaus.Mathiak@Med.Uni-Tuebingen.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mathiak
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gowin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hebebrand
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Felsenberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lübbert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Köpp
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000855:Anorexia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin; D011379:Prognosis; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins