High incidence of obesity in young adults after treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 127; no. 1; pp. 63 - 67
• Main Authors: Didi, Mohamed, Didcock, Elizabeth, Davies, Helena A., Ogilvy-Stuart, Amanda L., Wales, Jeremy K.H., Shalet, Stephen M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.07.1995; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Body Height; Body Mass Index; body weight; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; height; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Humans; Incidence; leukemia; Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis; Male; Medical sciences; medical treatment; morbidity; obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity - etiology; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - complications; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - therapy; United Kingdom - epidemiology; women; ALL; SDS; UKALL; BMI; Human; Antineoplastic agent; Obesity; Prognosis; Survivor; Acute; Nutrition disorder; Malignant hemopathy; Radiotherapy; Chemotherapy; Lymphoproliferative syndrome; Risk factor; Adult; Acute lymphocytic leukemia; Child; Nutritional status

To determine whether obesity complicated the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, we studied the body mass index (BMI) of 63 female when and 51 male patients from the time of diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia to the time when final height was attained. The BMI z score was cal...