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Outcomes of empirical eating disorder phenotypes in a clinical female sample: results from a latent class analysis.
Psychopathology - 1 Jan 2011
Dechartres Agnes, Huas Caroline, Godart Nathalie, Pousset Maud, Pham Alexandra, Divac Snezana M, Rouillon Frederic, Falissard Bruno
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: To empirically classify phenotypes of eating disorders (ED) using latent class analysis (LCA), and to validate this classification based on clinical outcomes. METHODS: LCA was applied to 968 inpatients. The resultant classes were validated by clinical outcomes including mortality. RESULTS: A 5-class solution showed the best fit. The symptoms of latent class 1 (LC1; 26% of the sample) resembled...
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