title: Physical fitness before and after weight restoration in anorexia nervosa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of this paper were: 1) to evaluate the feasibility of test for evaluating physical fitness (PF) in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN); 2) to investigate the effects of nutritional rehabilitation in this population of patients; and 3) to compare their level of fitness scores (at baseline and after weight restoration) with an age-matched healthy control group.
  
  
  METHODS
  PF was assessed with an adapted version of the Eurofit Physical Fitness Test Battery (EPFTB) administered to 37 consecutive female AN patients, at baseline and after weight restoration, and to 57 healthy age-matched females.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The inpatient treatment, based on cognitive behavior therapy, was associated with a significant improvement in BMI (from 14.5±1.5 to 18.8±1.1, P<0.001) and in 5 out of 6 EPFTB tests (P<0.05) in the AN group. However, both in pre and post, AN patients showed significant lower EPFTB than the control group (all P<0.001) with the exception of the Sit-Up score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results indicated that PF is lower in AN patients than in controls both at baseline and after weight restoration. Future studies should evaluate if the inclusion of an individualized health-enhancing physical activity program might improve the restoration of physical fitness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy - alberti.marti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galvani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Ghoch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calugi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dalle Grave
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D055815:Young Adult