Cholinesterase and other serum liver enzymes in underweight outpatients with eating disorders.

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate serum liver enzymes in underweight outpatients with anorexia nervosa (A-NERV) or eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS).

Method: Serum alanine amino transferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase (AST), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and cholinesterase (CHE) were determined in 97 patients with A-NERV, 66 patients with EDNOS, and 56 controls.

Results: In the A-NERV group AST, LDH, and GGT were higher, as compared with controls, and inversely related to weight, while ALP and CHE were lower.

Phase angle is a predictor of basal metabolic rate in female patients with anorexia nervosa.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between basal metabolic rate (BMR) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in undernourished female patients with anorexia nervosa. Participants were 86 female patients with anorexia nervosa (age 20.8+/-4.

Reduced hemodynamic load and cardiac hypotrophy in patients with anorexia nervosa.

Background: Anorexia nervosa is associated with lower left ventricular mass (LVM) and systolic dysfunction. Whether these abnormalities reflect chronic protein-energy malnutrition or are primarily related to lower cardiac workload is unclear.

Objective: The objective of the study was to verify whether low LVM in anorexia nervosa is explained by low hemodynamic load.