Trajectories of Obesity and Overweight Rates Among Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
To describe the trajectories of obesity/overweight rates by age group among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from diagnosis through several years post-therapy.Longitudinal, descriptive.Hematology/oncology clinic in the southwestern United States.62 child and adolescent ALL survivors receiving treatment and follow-up care from 1999-2013.Retrospective chart review of height, weight, and body mass index.Annual obesity/overweight rates and developmental age groups.Different trajectories of obesity/overweight rates existed among age groups. Forty-seven percent of adolescents met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for obesity/overweight status at some point following diagnosis, compared to 68% of school-age and 73% of preschool children. Preschool children demonstrated the most rapid rate increase following diagnosis, with a particularly susceptible period in the years immediately following therapy. Obesity/overweight persistence was most characteristic of school-age children.Important variations in rate and pattern of weight status trajectories exist by age group, demonstrating that children diagnosed with ALL during the preschool and school-age developmental years have the greatest vulnerability of developing obesity/overweight status.Obesity/overweight prevention efforts are greatly needed in children with ALL, and efforts should occur before ALL treatment completion in preschool and school-age children.
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- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
- Pediatric Obesity
- Obesity
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- Longitudinal Studies
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
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Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Survivors
- Southwestern United States
- Retrospective Studies
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
- Pediatric Obesity
- Obesity
- Nursing
- Male
- Longitudinal Studies
- Humans