TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Mortality and causes of death in eating disorders in Denmark 1970-1993: a case register study
JO  - International journal of eating disorders
A1  - Emborg, C.
SP  - 243
EP  - 251
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to describe mortality rates and causes of death for patients with eating disorders. METHOD: By means of record-linkage, the study includes all patients admitted and diagnosed as suffering from an eating disorder according to the ICD-8 classification system during the period 1970-1993 at any Danish psychiatric (since 1970) or somatic department (since 1977). The study includes 2,763 cases, of which 237 are males. Maximum follow-up time is 23 years and mean follow-up time is 10.3 years. RESULTS: Crude mortality at follow-up is 8.4%. A significant excess mortality is demonstrated since the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) of the total patient population is 6.69 (CI 5.68-7.83) and the highest rate ratio (RR) of 14.92 (CI 9.66-22.03) relates to women aged 25-29. DISCUSSION: The study documents a significant excess mortality among eating-disordered patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0276-3478
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -