Limitations of body mass index to assess body composition due to sarcopenic obesity during leukemia therapy.
Limitations of body mass index to assess body composition due to sarcopenic obesity during leukemia therapy.
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DOI:
10.3109/10428194.2015.1136741
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发表时间:
2018-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Mittelman SD
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Orgel E;Mueske NM;Sposto R;Gilsanz V;Freyer DR;Mittelman SD
Obesity as defined by body mass index percentile (BMI%) is strongly associated with relapse and poorer survival in childhood ALL. Whether BMI% accurately reflects body fat percentage (BF%) in this population is unknown. We conducted a prospective study assessing body composition during frontline ALL therapy. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measured BF% and lean muscle mass (LMM) at diagnosis, end of Induction, and end of Delayed Intensification. Sarcopenic obesity (gain in BF% with loss of LMM) was surprisingly common during ALL treatment, resulting in poor correlation between changes in BMI% (expressed as Z-score) and BF% overall (r=−0.05) and within patients (r=−0.09). BMI Z-score and BF% changed in opposite directions in >50% of interval assessments. While BMI% at diagnosis is a suitable predictor of obesity/BF% for epidemiological studies, change in BMI% (as expressed as Z-score) does not reflect body composition. Studies evaluating obesity in leukemia should consider using direct measures of body composition.