65. Longitudinal Changes in Body Composition, Anxiety, and Depression in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa

Over the past several years eating disorders among children and adolescents have significantly increased. Research has shown that depression anxiety are highly comorbid with disorders. However, it is unclear if improve weight restoration. Among patients Anorexia Nervosa (AN), there mixed literature in regards to improvement of restoration limited data adolescents. The current longitudinal study aimed (1) examine change body composition, anxiety, over time (2) relationship between composition anxiety/depression a population AN. Our sample included 63 (ages 11-20 years-old) (any subtype including Atypical) from multidisciplinary disorder clinic. Baseline follow up visits were approximately 4 months apart. Parents completed PROMIS short forms as part clinic visit. A repeated measures t-test for dependent means was used evaluate changes baseline follow-up. Linear regression analyses run assess (body fat percent, visceral fat, skeletal muscle mass, BMI percentile) scores. Gender related patient-report measures; therefore, gender associated linear models covariate. There significant increases all visit one two (p <.001 variables). Parent-reported adolescent = <.001) 0.003) scores decreased time. Patient-reported =.035) patient-reported (p= .035) also showed decrease Additional an increase patient percentile parent-report (β -.281, p 0.040) -.271, 0.050). none other anxiety/depression. Additionally, no any depression. suggests although do course treatment, only their adolescent’s symptoms percentile. Although parent may feel remitting restoration, possible not experiencing this symptom reduction degree parents report. These findings support need separate treatment after cannot be expected solely remit based upon alone.