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ArticleScientific reports2018

Tri-ponderal mass index in survivors of childhood brain tumors: A cross-sectional study.

E Danielle Sims, Kuan-Wen Wang, 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 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

E Danielle SimsDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Kuan-Wen WangDepartment of Pediatrics, 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 · CABritish Columbia Children's Hospital · CAChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CALondon Health Sciences Centre · CAMcMaster University Medical Centre · CASt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Survivors of childhood brain tumors (SCBT) face a higher risk of cardiometabolic disorders and premature mortality compared to the general population. Excess adiposity is a known risk factor for these comorbidities. However, while SCBT have higher adiposity compared to healthy controls, measuring adiposity in clinical practice involves access to specialized equipment and may impact busy clinical services. Tri-ponderal Mass Index (TMI; kg/m

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Body Mass IndexSurvivorsAdiposityAdolescentBrain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMale

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PMID30397217
PMCPMC6218522
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