title: Correlates of health related quality of life in anorexia nervosa.
abstract: We examined the association between disorder specific factors, comorbidity and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in anorexia nervosa (AN).
  
  
  
  HRQoL was assessed using the EuroQol-5D visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) in this cross-sectional study. Three regression models were estimated to determine the association between AN subtype (restrictive vs. binge/purge), duration of the eating disorder (ED), age (adolescents vs. adults), ED pathology (EDE-Q), Body Mass Index (BMI), depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), somatic complaints (PHQ-15), anxiety (GAD-7) and EQ-VAS.
  
  
  
  The sample comprised 218 female AN patients (mean age = 23.3 years [SD = 8.2]; mean EQ-VAS score = 53.4 [SD = 21.4]). A lower BMI, higher levels of depressive symptoms, and somatic complaints were significantly associated with lower EQ-VAS scores.
  
  
  
  Findings of the present study suggest that BMI and comorbidity might be more relevant to HRQoL impairments in AN than age, diagnostic subtype, duration of the ED or current psychopathology. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:630-634).
authors: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg- Eppendorf.
authors: Angelika
authors: A
authors: Weigel
authors: Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg- Eppendorf.
authors: Hans-Helmut
authors: HH
authors: König
authors: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg- Eppendorf.
authors: Antje
authors: A
authors: Gumz
authors: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg- Eppendorf.
authors: Bernd
authors: B
authors: Löwe
authors: Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg- Eppendorf.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Brettschneider
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: EQ-VAS; anorexia nervosa; comorbidity; depression; duration of the eating disorder; eating disorders; health related quality of life