Table 1

Sample characteristics of DTI studies and evaluation procedures for hydration state

StudyParticipants, nAge, yr mean ± SDBMI, kg/m2 mean ± SDEating disorder duration, yr mean ± SDEvaluation of hydration status
Cross-sectional studies in participants with anorexia nervosa
 Frank et al.44AN = 1915.4 ± 1.416.2 ± 1.1NRSupervised food and fluid intake
HC = 2214.8 ± 1.821.3 ± 1.9
 Gaudio et al.45AN = 1415.7 ± 1.616.2 ± 1.20.4 ± 0.1Voxel-based morphometry analysis of grey matter, white matter and cerebrospinal fluid volumes
HC = 1516.3 ± 1.521.1 ± 1.9
 Hayes et al.46AN = 835 ± 11NR16.25 ± 6.4NR
HC = 836 ± 9
 Hu et al.47AN = 817.6 ± 2.214.3 ± 1.30.9 ± 6.2At least 1 week of supervised meals and hydration
HC = 1419.1 ± 3.120.1 ± 1.7
 Kaufmann et al.37AN = 2522.84 ± 4.7513.83 ± 1.3316.04 ± 2.63Supervised food and fluid intake; volumes of the third and lateral ventricles as covariates; correction for free water at the voxel level
HC = 2523.36 ± 3.3521.07 ± 1.93
 Kazlouski et al.38AN = 1623.9 ± 716.5 ± 17.5 ± 8Supervised food and fluid intake; exclusion criteria: gross electrolyte or complete blood count abnormalities
HC = 1725.1 ± 421.5 ± 1
 Nagahara et al.48AN = 1723.8 ± 6.6813.6 ± 1.34.93 ± 4.9Electrolytes and complete blood count
HC = 1826.2 ± 5.619.9 ± 2.0
 Travis et al.49AN = 1516.6 ± 1.416.0 ± 1.21.4 ± 1.0NR
HC = 1517.1 ± 1.321.4 ± 2.1
 Via et al.50AN = 1928.37 ± 9.5517.03 ± 1.096.5 ± 6.0Supervised food and fluid intake
HC = 1928.63 ± 8.5821.09 ± 1.80
 Vogel et al.51AN = 2215.03 ± 1.6015.36 ± 1.081.20 ± 1.30Urine specific gravity
ANd = 9*14.76 ± 2.3017.45 ± 1.43NR
HC = 2115.17 ± 1.2820.34 ± 2.59
Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in participants with anorexia nervosa
 von Schwanenflug et al.52AN = 5615.9 ± 2.914.7 ± 1.31.2 ± 1.8Urine specific gravity
ANf = 4415.7 ± 2.318.7 ± 1.1NR
HC = 6016.2 ± 2.920.6 ± 2.4
Cross-sectional studies in participants with current and past anorexia nervosa
 Frieling et al.53AN = 1226.84 ± 6.9415.18 ± 1.39NRNR
ANrec = 927.44 ± 5.3219.31 ± 1.39NR
HC = 2024.80 ± 2.6019.60 ± 0.94
 Pfuhl el al.39AN = 3516.1 ± 2.814.70 ± 1.31NRUrine specific gravity
ANrec = 3522.5 ± 3.021.09 ± 1.91NR
HC v. AN = 3116.4 ± 2.620.75 ± 2.98
HC v. ANrec = 3122.5 ± 2.921.34 ± 2.18
Cross-sectional studies in participants recovered from anorexia nervosa
 Bang et al.54ANrec = 2127.6 ± 5.120.4 ± 1.72.8 ± 2.3
HC = 2126.1 ± 4.721.8 ± 1.8
 Shott et al.55ANrec = 2430.25 ± 8.1320.83 ± 2.375.90 ± 5.21
HC = 2427.42 ± 6.2821.64 ± 1.26
 Yau et al.56ANrec = 1228.7 ± 7.921.2 ± 1.55.7 ± 5.2
HC = 1026.7 ± 5.422.0 ± 1.1
Longitudinal studies in participants with restrictive eating disorders
 Olivo et al.57RED = 1215.3 ± 1.518.7 ± 2.90.7 ± 0.46NR
REDf = 1216.4 ± 1.521.1 ± 2.7NR
HC = 2414.1 ± 1.020.6 ± 2.6
Cross-sectional studies in participants with bulimia nervosa
 He et al.58BN = 2821.32 ± 6.1121.95 ± 2.135.9 ± 6.4
HC = 2820.61 ± 6.1222.18 ± 2.14
 Mettler et al.59BN = 2025.2 ± 5.322.59 ± 5.696.2 ± 5.3
HC = 2127.5 ± 6.621.55 ± 1.19
  • AN = anorexia nervosa; ANd = anorexia nervosa at discharge; ANf = anorexia nervosa at follow-up; ANrec = anorexia nervosa, recovered; BN = bulimia nervosa; BMI = body mass index; DTI = diffusion tensor imaging; HC = healthy control; NR = not reported; RED = restrictive eating disorder; rEDf = restrictive eating disorder at follow-up; SD = standard deviation.

  • * An exploratory longitudinal study was also conducted.