Medical outcomes for adults hospitalized with severe XXXX : An analysis by age group.

@entity1 @entity2313 @entity4 @entity409 @entity1278 @entity4053 @entity5886 @entity1398 @entity1168
OBJECTIVE: Relatively little has been written about the outcomes of medical stabilization, analyzed specifically across the age spectrum, in adults with severe @entity1278 ( @entity1278 ). METHOD: We retrospectively evaluated clinical parameters relevant to acuity of illness and outcomes of early refeeding in 142 adults with severe @entity1278 , admitted for definitive inpatient medical stabilization from October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2012. @entity1 were categorized into three age groups: 17 to 29, 30 to 40, and 41+ years. RESULTS: The study included 142 @entity1 with median age of 28 years old (range 17-65 years). Fifty-four percent (n = 78) were under 30 years old, 23% (n = 32) between 30 and 40 years old, and 23% (n = 32) were over 40 years old. Average admission BMI did not differ among age groups, ranging from 12.7 to 13.2 kg/m(2) . Of the admission parameters, only low serum @entity2313 levels (more prevalent in older @entity1 ), high international normalized ratio (INR) levels (more prevalent in younger @entity1 ), and @entity1398 (more prevalent in the <30 age group) varied with age. During hospitalization, rates of @entity1168 , @entity4053 , @entity409 , very low %IBW, refeeding @entity5886 , refeeding @entity4 , length of stay, and discharge BMI did not differ with age. Age group was associated with rate of weekly weight gain only in @entity1 with @entity1278 -binge purge subtype. DISCUSSION: Results demonstrate medical abnormalities and response to medical stabilization in severely ill @entity1278 @entity1 during hospitalization were mostly similar across the age span. This information should allay fears that the effect of age will make medical stabilization more difficult.    2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2015).
