Trial reportThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2014
Percentage body fat by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is associated with menstrual recovery in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
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- Resumption of Menses and Normalisation of Body Weight in Adolescents Undergoing Specialised Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa Inpatient or Outpatient Treatment.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry per cent fat Z-score as a predictor of menstrual status in adolescent and young adult female athletes.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea and polycystic ovarian morphology: a narrative review about an intriguing association.Human reproduction update · 2025Review
- Obesity definition, diagnosis, bias, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and telehealth: An Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) 2022.Obesity pillars · 2022Article
- Obesity history, physical exam, laboratory, body composition, and energy expenditure: An Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) 2022.Obesity pillars · 2022Article
- Pubertal Progression in Female Adolescents with Progeria.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2018Article
- Food Versus Pharmacy: Assessment of Nutritional and Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Bone Health in Energy-Deficient Exercising Women.Current osteoporosis reports · 2017Review
- Restrictive Eating Disorders and Skeletal Health in Adolescent Girls and Young Women.Calcified tissue international · 2017Review
- Skeletal complications of eating disorders.Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 2015Review
- Effect of 8 weeks of pre-season training on body composition, physical fitness, anaerobic capacity, and isokinetic muscle strength in male and female collegiate taekwondo athletes.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate mediators of resumption of menses (ROM) in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN).
methodsAnthropometrics, body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, hormonal studies, and responses to mental health screens were obtained at 6-month intervals for 18 months in 37 adolescents with AN randomized to the placebo arm of a double-blind treatment trial. Outcomes were compared between subjects with menstrual recovery and those without.
resultsTwenty-four subjects (65%) had ROM. Higher percentage body fat was associated with ROM (odds ratio, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.06, 1.33; p < .01), as was body mass index and percent median body weight. Estradiol ≥30 ng/mL alone did not predict menses (p = .08) but was associated with ROM when coupled with percent mean body weight (odds ratio, 2.49; 95% confidence interval, 1.09, 5.65; p = .03). Changes in leptin, cortisol, and mental health were not associated with return of menses.
conclusionsPercentage body fat may be an additional, useful clinical assessment to follow in caring for adolescents with AN.
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