Impact of speed and magnitude of weight loss on the development of brain trophic changes in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a case control study

Table 3 Correlations between Volumetric and Clinical variables in the participants with AN

Clinical variable	Volumetric/clinical variable	Spearman	p ^a
DeltaBMI	Gray matter	−0.724	<0.02
DeltaBMI	CSF	0.631	<0.04
DeltaBMI/Disease duration	CSF	0.618	<0.05

^a Spearman non-parametric test.
DeltaBMI = index of body weight loss which expresses the variation of the BMI between the onset of the disorder and the evaluation.
DeltaBMI/disease duration (rapidity of BMI variation).
CSF = cerebrospinal fluid.

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