Bulimia nervosa e rischio di esiti cardiovascolari: uno studio longitudinale di cohorti corrispondenti in Taiwan.

OBJECTIVE: Bulimia nervosa (BN), a prevalent eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge-purge cycles, may contribute to long-term cardiovascular (CV) complications. However, evidence regarding these outcomes remains limited. This study investigated CV risks in patients with BN and the risk trajectory across varying follow-up periods by using a nationwide Taiwanese cohort. METHODS: Data from the National Health Insurance Research Database (2010-2022) were analyzed. Patients with BN aged 10-59 years were matched with controls at a 1:10 ratio on the basis of sex, age, socioeconomic status, urbanization, and index year through propensity score matching. The composite CV outcomes included