Early-onset restrictive food intake disorders in children : a latent class analysis

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The two most frequent early-onset restrictive food intake disorders are early-onset anorexia nervosa (EOAN) and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders (ARFID). Although the core symptoms of EOAN (i.e., fear of gaining weight and disturbed body image) are not present in ARFID, these symptoms are difficult to assess during the initial phase of hospitalisation. Our aim was  to identify restrictive food intake disorder subtypes in children using latent class analysis (LCA) based on the information available at admission to hospital, and to determine the agreement between the subtypes identified using LCA and the final diagnosis: EOAN or ARFID. We retrospectively included 97 children under 13 years old with severe eating disorders (DSM-5) at their first hospitalisation in a specialised French paediatric unit. LCA was based on clinical information, growth chart analyses and socio-demographic parameters available at admission. We then compared the probabilities of latent class membership with the diagnosis (EOAN or ARFID) made at the end of the hospitalisation. The most parsimonious LCA model was a 2-class solution. Children diagnosed with EOAN at the end of hospitalisation had a 100% probability of belonging to class 1 while children diagnosed with ARFID had an 8% probability of belonging to class 1 based on parameters available at admission. Our results indicate that clinical and socio-demographic characteristics other than the core symptoms of EOAN may be discriminating for a differential diagnosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

European child & adolescent psychiatry - (2023) vom: 27. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stordeur, Coline [VerfasserIn]
Ayrolles, Anaël [VerfasserIn]
Trebossen, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Barret, Ségolène [VerfasserIn]
Baillin, Florence [VerfasserIn]
Poncet-Kalifa, Hélène [VerfasserIn]
Meslot, Carine [VerfasserIn]
Clarke, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Bargiacchi, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Peyre, Hugo [VerfasserIn]
Delorme, Richard [VerfasserIn]

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ARFID
Diagnosis
Early-Onset Anorexia Nervosa
Journal Article
LCA

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Date Revised 27.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1007/s00787-023-02316-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363834419