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ArticleScientific reports2018

Birth weight and body mass index z-score in childhood brain tumors: A cross-sectional study.

Kuan-Wen Wang, Russell J de Souza, Adam Fleming, Donna L Johnston, Shayna M Zelcer, Shahrad Rod Rassekh, Sarah Burrow, Lehana Thabane, M Constantine Samaan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Body mass index at diagnosis of a childhood brain tumor; a reflection of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction or lifestyle?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Kuan-Wen WangDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4208-2046
Russell J de SouzaMedical Sciences Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Adam FlemingDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Donna L JohnstonDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Shayna M ZelcerPediatric Hematology Oncology, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada.
Shahrad Rod RassekhDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Sarah BurrowDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Lehana ThabaneDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
M Constantine SamaanDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. samaanc@mcmaster.ca.
McMaster Children's Hospital · CAMcMaster University Medical Centre · CABC Children's Hospital · CAChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CAImpact · CALondon Health Sciences Centre · CASt Joseph's Health Care · CA

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

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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Birth WeightBody Mass IndexAdolescentAdultBrain NeoplasmsChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleObesityYoung Adult

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PMID29374278
PMCPMC5786044
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