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Depression in anorexia nervosa: a risk factor for osteoporosis.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

September 2005

Department of Pediatrics and Auxology, Medical University of Bialystok, University Children's Hospital Dr. Ludwik Zamenhof, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland.

Context: Both anorexia nervosa (AN) and depression are associated with osteoporosis. We hypothesized that adolescent girls with AN and depression will have lower bone mineral density (BMD) than anorexic girls without depression.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether depression is an independent risk factor for osteoporosis in anorexic adolescent girls.

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