Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
Volume 103, Issue 3, Pages 808-817Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.124586
Keywords
obesity; pediatric leukemia; relapse; survival; nutritional status
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- Tamarind Foundation
- Mentored Research Scholar Grant [127000-MRSG-14-157-01-CCE]
- American Cancer Society
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Background: Obesity is a worldwide epidemic in children and adolescents. Adult cohort studies have reported an association between higher body mass index (BMI) and increased leukemia related mortality; whether a similar effect exists in childhood leukemia remains controversial. Objective: We conducted a meta-analysis to determine whether a higher BMI at diagnosis of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is associated with worse event-free survival (EFS), overall survival (OS), and cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR). Design: We searched 4 electronic databases from inception through March 2015 without language restriction and included studies in pediatric ALL or AML (0-21 y of age) reporting BMI as a predictor of survival or relapse. Higher BMI, defined as obese (>= 95%) or overweight/obese (>= 85%), was compared with lower BMI [non-overweight/obese (<85%)] Summary risk estimates for EFS, OS, and CM (ALL only) were calculated with random- or fixed-effects models according to tests for between-study heterogeneity. Results: Of 4690 reports identified, 107 full-text articles were evaluated, with 2 additional articles identified via review of citations; 11 articles were eligible for inclusion in this meta-analysis. In ALL, we observed poorer EFS in children with a higher BMI (RR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.20, 1.51) than in those at a lower BMI. A higher BMI was associated with significantly increased mortality (RR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.09, 1.58) and a statistically nonsignificant trend toward greater risk of relapse (RR: 1.17; 95%. CI: 0.99, 1.38) compared with a lower BMI. In AML, a higher BMI was significantly associated with poorer EFS and OS (RR: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.16, 1.60 and RR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.32, 1.86, respectively) than was a lower BMI. Conclusion: Higher BMI at diagnosis is associated with poorer survival in children with pediatric ALL or AML.
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