Hypercholesterolaemia in anorexia nervosa: Frequency and changes during refeeding

High total cholesterol (TC) is common in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), but its mechanisms remain unclear. Patients and methods. - We prospectively Studied plasma lipoprotein (LP), haptoglobin, free (f) T3, fT4, TSH, transthyretin and albumin in 120 malnourished adult AN patients (BMI: 13.5 +/- 1.5 kg/m(2)), 116 non-AN malnourished patients and 119 health), subjects, matched for age and (lender. Results. - In 18% of our AN patients, TC was higher than 270 mg/100 mL (in non-AN: 5%; P<0.01). TC, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and HDL2 levels were higher ill AN patients than in non-AN patients (P<0.001). Low TC (