ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2017
Weight change after spinal cord injury.
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- Functional Sitting Balance and Anthropometric Measures Are Related to Inspiratory Muscle Performance in People with Spinal Cord Injury.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Impact of Rehabilitation Nutrition and Healthy Weight Maintenance in Motor-Complete Tetraplegia Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- An observational study on body mass index during rehabilitation and follow-up in people with spinal cord injury in Denmark.Spinal cord · 2022Observational
- Improving translatability of spinal cord injury research by including age as a demographic variable.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Review
- Multimorbidity of overweight and obesity alongside anxiety and depressive disorders in individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Article
- Body Composition According to Spinal Cord Injury Level: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- The impact of body mass index on one-year mortality after spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Article
- A 50 kdyne contusion spinal cord injury with or without the drug SS-31 was not associated with major changes in muscle mass or gene expression 14 d after injury in young male mice.Physiological reports · 2021Article
- βExperimental neurology · 2019Article
- Longitudinal Examination of Bone Loss in Male Rats After Moderate-Severe Contusion Spinal Cord Injury.Calcified tissue international · 2019Article
- Anti-inflammatory effects of Metformin improve the neuropathic pain and locomotor activity in spinal cord injured rats: introduction of an alternative therapy.Spinal cord · 2018Article
- Weight after SCI: the good, the bad and the ugly.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo study the patterns of weight change after spinal cord injury (SCI) and identify associated risk factors. STUDY
designCohort study.
settingSixteen Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS), USA.
participantsOne thousand and ninety-four individuals with an SCI who were entered into the SCIMS and had a 1-year follow-up between October 2006 and November 2012.
interventionNot applicable. OUTCOME MEASURE: Change in body mass index (BMI) during the first year of injury. Height and weight were assessed during inpatient rehabilitation and 1 year after injury.
resultsMean BMI decreased from 26.3 to 25.8 kg/m² during the first year after SCI (mean change: -0.5 kg/m² (standard deviation: 3.58)). Weight loss was mainly observed among individuals classified as overweight or obese during rehabilitation (n = 576) with a BMI decrease of 1.4 kg/m², which varied significantly by sex, education, neurological level, and the presence of vertebral injury. Weight gain was noted among individuals classified as underweight or normal weight during rehabilitation (n = 518) with a BMI increase of 0.5 kg/m², with the greatest increase among individuals of Hispanic origin (1.2 kg/m²), other marital status (1.2 kg/m²), age group 31-45 years (1.1 kg/m²), with less than high school education (1.1 kg/m²), without spinal surgery (0.9 kg/m²), and with motor functionally incomplete injury (0.8 kg/m²).
conclusionOur findings suggest that strategies for weight management should be addressed after a SCI to ameliorate the potential for unhealthful weight change, particularly among at-risk groups.
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