TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Gigantesco, Antonella
AU  -  Masocco, Maria
AU  -  Picardi, Angelo
AU  -  Lega, Ilaria
AU  -  Conti, Susanna
AU  -  Vichi, Monica
T1  -  Hospitalization for anorexia nervosa in Italy
PY  -  2010
Y1  -  2010-05-01
DO  -  10.1708/497.5895
JO  -  Rivista di Psichiatria
JA  -  Riv Psichiatr
VL  -  45
IS  -  3
SP  -  154
EP  -  162
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-2502
Y2  -  2026/07/26
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1708/497.5895
N2  -  SUMMARY. Objective. This study provides: a) rates of hospitalization for anorexia nervosa (AN) in Italy in 2004-2005 period; b) an estimate of the incidence of moderate to severe hospitalized AN in the same period among persons aged 10-19 years. Method. 9863 hospital discharges of patients aged 10-59 years with a diagnosis of AN (ICD9CM code 307.1) were extrapolated from the Italian Hospital Discharges Database. Patients aged 10-19 years, first admitted in 2004-2005, never hospitalized for AN in 2001-2003, were assumed to be a reasonable proxy of incident cases. Results. Crude rate of AN associated hospitalization was 24.2 per 100,000 person-years among women and 1.6 per 100,000 person-years among men. Estimated incidence rate of AN was 22.8 per 100,000 among women compared with 2.0 per 100,000 among men in the 10-19 years age group. Discussion. This study provides, for the first time, nationwide incidence estimates of AN in Italy.
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