title: Measured physical activity in anorexia nervosa: features and treatment outcome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the role of measured physical activity (PA) in anorexia nervosa treatment outcome, and to compare the PA of patients with anorexia nervosa with age-matched controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  PA was assessed by means of Sense Wear Armband before and after a cognitive-behavioral inpatient treatment in 53 consecutive females with anorexia nervosa, and in 53 healthy age-matched controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At baseline, patients with anorexia nervosa exhibited a higher duration of moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA≥3 Metabolic Equivalent Tasks (METs)) than controls (t = 2.91; p = .004). Dropouts had higher duration (sec) and expenditure (kcal·day(-1)) of MVPA than completers. At the end of treatment, completers had a higher number of daily steps, MVPA duration, and expenditure than controls. However, PA was not correlated to eating disorder psychopathology either before or after treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PA is higher in patients with anorexia nervosa than age-matched controls both before and after treatment, and is associated with treatment dropout.
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating Disorders and Obesity, Villa Garda Hospital, 37016, Garda (Verona), Italy.
authors.forename: Marwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Ghoch
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calugi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milanese
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Busacchi
authors.forename: Nino Carlo
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Battistini
authors.forename: Jasmine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernabè
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dalle Grave
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D010352:Patient Dropouts
keywords: Sense Wear Armband; anorexia nervosa; dropout; eating disorders; inpatient treatment; physical activity