Body composition in remission of childhood cancerстатья
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Аннотация:Here, we describe the results of a cross-sectional bioimpedance study of body
composition in 552 Russian children and adolescents aged 7-17 years in remission of various
types of cancer (remission time 0-15 years, median 4 years). A sample of 1500 apparently
healthy individuals of the same age interval was used for comparison. Our data show high
frequency of malnutrition in total cancer patients group depending on type of cancer. 52.7% of
patients were malnourished according to phase angle and percentage fat mass z-score with the
range between 42.2% in children with solid tumors located outside CNS and 76.8% in children
with CNS tumors. The body mass index failed to identify the proportion of patients with
malnutrition and showed diagnostic sensitivity 50.6% for obesity on the basis of high
percentage body fat and even much less so for undernutrition – 13.4% as judged by low phase
angle. Our results suggest an advantage of using phase angle as the most sensitive
bioimpedance indicator for the assessment of metabolic alterations, associated risks, and the
effectiveness of rehabilitation strategies in childhood cancer patients.