Age‐ and Sex‐Adjusted Body Mass Index Increases in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Patients From Diagnosis to Five‐Year Follow‐Up
Patients treated for ALL are at significant risk of weight gain and obesity, with the prevalence of overweight and obesity doubling from diagnosis to 5 years post-treatment. ISO-BMI remained persistently elevated across all treatment risk groups.
Authors
- Anu Huurre
- Tero J. Vahlberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4935-3056)
- Liisa Järvelä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2168-3635)
- Päivi M. Lähteenmäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-9606)
- Aino Kytömäki
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Paediatrica
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70413
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00