Serum leptin levels, body fat deposition, and weight in females with anorexia or bulimia nervosa

Klaus Mathiak; W. Gowin; J. Hebebrand; A. Ziegler; W. F. Blum; D. Felsenberg; H. Lübbert; W. Köpp

doi:10.1055/s-2007-978732

Serum leptin levels, body fat deposition, and weight in females with anorexia or bulimia nervosa

Klaus Mathiak^*, W. Gowin, J. Hebebrand, A. Ziegler, W. F. Blum, D. Felsenberg, H. Lübbert, W. Köpp

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Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistic

University of Tubingen

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Abstract

The objective of this retrospective study was to investigate the relation between serum leptin level and fat deposition in patients with eating disorders. 40 female inpatients with anorexia (n = 24) or bulimia nervosa (n = 16) were assessed for leptin level, body mass index (BMI), and percentage body fat by dual-energy X-ray absorbometry (DXA). The results show that percentage body fat is a better predictor for leptin level and clinical findings in eating disordered patients than BMI. We discuss the necessity for DXA measurements in anorectic patients for prognostic and research purposes.

Original language	English
Journal	Hormone and Metabolic Research
Volume	31
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	274-277
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0018-5043
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-978732
Publication status	Published - 1999

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