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## 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 ) and the highest rate ratio (RR) of 14.92 relates to women aged 25-29. Discussion: The study documents a significant excess mortality among eating-disordered patients.
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- Author
- Charlotte Emborg
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0276-3478)
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)