Article
Birth weight and body mass index z-score in childhood brain tumors: A cross-sectional study
Scientific Reports
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Article
Publication Date
1-26-2018
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19924-8
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Abstract
Children with brain tumors (CBT) are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes compared to the general population, in which birth weight is a risk factor for these diseases. However, this is not known in CBT. The primary aim of this study was to explore the association between birth weight and body mass measures in CBT, compared to non-cancer controls. This is a secondary data analysis using cross-sectional data from the CanDECIDE study (n = 78 CBT and n = 133 non-cancer controls). Age, sex, and birth weight (grams) were self-reported, and confirmed through examination of the medical records. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from height and weight measures and reported as kg/m
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Kuan-Wen Wang, Russell J de Souza, Adam Fleming, Donna L Johnston, et al.. "Birth weight and body mass index z-score in childhood brain tumors: A cross-sectional study" Scientific Reports Vol. 8 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 1642 - 1642 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shayna-zelcer/1/
Article originally published at Scientific Reports, Vol. 8(1).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19924-8.
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