| The prevalence of overweight and obesity in pediatric survivors of cancer. | |
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PMID: 17011325 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of overweight in a cohort of pediatric survivors of cancer with that in the general population. STUDY DESIGN: We reviewed the charts of 441 cancer survivors followed at a Canadian tertiary care pediatric hospital and calculated their most recent body mass index. We compared this cohort with population data generated from the Canadian Community Health Survey. RESULTS: At a median age of 14.7 years (range, 3.4 to 19.5 years) and a median time from diagnosis of 9.7 years (range, 3.4 to 19.2 years), 140 of 441 patients (31.7%) were overweight or obese. Only 12 of the 441 patients (2.7%) were underweight. Males age 6 to 11 years (odds ratio [OR] = 2.29; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.36 to 3.86; P < .001) and male survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (OR = 1.55; 95% CI = 1.03 to 2.52; P = .04) were more likely to be overweight than the general population. No other age or diagnostic group had an increased risk of overweight. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of overweight was not increased in this cohort compared with the general population. However, almost 1/3 of these patients are overweight, necessitating a clinical and research focus on preventing and combating overweight in childhood cancer survivors. |
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Authors:
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Paul C Nathan; Vesna Jovcevska; Kirsten K Ness; Norma Mammone D'Agostino; Patricia Staneland; Stacey L Urbach; Mary Barron; Maru Barrera; Mark L Greenberg |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of pediatrics Volume: 149 ISSN: 0022-3476 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pediatr. Publication Date: 2006 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-10-02 Completed Date: 2006-11-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375410 Medline TA: J Pediatr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 518-25 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. paul.nathan@sickkids.ca |
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Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Neoplasms* / therapy Obesity / epidemiology* Overweight* Prevalence Retrospective Studies Survivors* |
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