Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants

From: Plasma neurofilament light chain concentration is increased in anorexia nervosa

Characteristics

AN

AN-REC

CTRL

Discovery cohort

 n

12

11

12

 Females (%)

100

100

100

 Age (years) (median [IQR])

31.0 (28.0–44.5)

28.0 (24.0–34.0)

27.5 (24.0–31.3)

 BMI (kg/m2) (median [IQR])

14.8 (13.4–16.7)

19.8 (18.8–21.8)

24.1 (21.4–26.2)

 Years since AN onset (median [IQR])

17.8 (10.5–27.3)

No info

Replication cohort

 n

112

114

113

 Females (%)

100

100

100

 Age (years) (median [IQR])

26.0 (24.0–31.0)

26.0 (24.0–31.0)

26.0 (24.0–31.0)

 BMI (kg/m2) (median [IQR])

16.0 (15.0–17.0)

22.0 (21.0–24.3)

23.0 (22.0–26.0)

 Years since AN onset (median [IQR])

10.0 (6.0–14.3)

10.0 (6.0–14.0)

  1. AN anorexia nervosa, AN-REC recovered from anorexia nervosa, CTRL healthy controls, IQR interquartile range