Characteristics of anorexia nervosa-related deaths in Norway (1992-2000): Data from the National Patient Register and the Causes of Death Register
✍ Scribed by Reas, Deborah L. ;Kjelsås, Einar ;Heggestad, Torhild ;Eriksen, Lasse ;Nielsen, Søren ;Gjertsen, Finn ;Götestam, K. Gunnar
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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✦ Synopsis
Objective:
This study investigated demographic and diagnostic characteristics of individuals whose medical record or death certificate indicated the presence of anorexia nervosa at the time of death.
Method:
Two national registers, the national patient register (npr) and the causes of death register (codr), were examined in norway for anorexia nervosa-related deaths occurring across a 9-year period (1992-2000).
Results:
The medical record or death certificate listed anorexia nervosa as a diagnosis or cause of death for 66 individuals. rates of death were 6.46 and 9.93 per 100,000 deaths for the npr and the codr, respectively. a substantial percentage of deaths (43.9%) in both registers occurred at or above the age of 65 years. for the npr, the mean age at the time of death was 61 years and 31% of deaths occurred among men. for the codr, the mean age at the time of death was 49 years and 18% of deaths occurred among men.
Discussion:
Potential merits and shortcomings of assessing mortality rates using register-based data without linkage to a previously identified clinical sample are discussed.