title: Vitamin D, bone mineral density and body mass index in eating disorder patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate associations of vitamin D with BMD and BMI in ED patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Vitamin D, BMD and BMI for 50 patients admitted to a specialised ED inpatient unit were measured. Patients were aged 15-54 years with BMI 8-25 kg/m(2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the patients, 18% were vitamin D deficient. There was a significant linear relationship between vitamin D and BMD T-score at the lumbar spine (p=0.029), femoral neck (p<0.001) and total hip (p=0.001). There was no relationship between vitamin D and BMI. There was a significant linear relationship between BMI and BMD T-score at the lumbar spine (p<0.001), femoral neck (p=0.008) and total hip (p=0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low vitamin D and low BMI are associated with low BMD in ED patients. Despite widespread belief that it is not necessary, our findings suggest it is appropriate to measure vitamin D in ED patients. It should not be assumed ED patients take supplements.
authors.affiliation: University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Medicine Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Kathryn M C
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Velickovic
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Makovey
authors.forename: Suzanne F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D