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ArticlePloS one2024

The effect of oral chronic graft-versus-host disease on bodyweight: A cohort study.

Ali Anwar Aboalela, Fathima Fazrina Farook, Norah N Alazaz, Nada Alshahrani, Aalia Alharthi, Roa Hagr

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ali Anwar AboalelaMaxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fathima Fazrina FarookMinistry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2257-2662
Norah N AlazazMinistry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9160-5245
Nada AlshahraniMinistry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Aalia AlharthiCollege of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Roa HagrCollege of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the association between body weight and oral cGVHD (chronic graft versus host disease).

methodsPatients with oral cGVHD were compared with an age and gender-matched non-GVHD cohort in terms of demographic information, body mass index (BMI), date of transplant, length of hospitalization, and oral complications. Weight was stratified in pre-and post-transplant weight, mean weight after acquiring cGVHD for the first year, and post-oral cGVHD BMI. Each patient was matched and compared with two controls at a 1:2 ratio. Firth's penalized likelihood logistic regression was used to investigate the association between oral complications and weight loss greater than 5% in the oral cGVHD group.

resultsThis study included 137 patients (n = 42 oral cGVHD, n = 12 non oral-cGVHD and n = 83 non-GVHD). The oral cGVHD cohort had a 1.44 times higher risk (RR) of being underweight (BMI<18.5 kg/m2) compared to the non-GVHD cohort. Oral mucositis was an independent predictor of weight loss above 5% in the oral cGVHD cohort (p < 0.001).

conclusionThe weight loss was more prevalent among oral cGVHD, and oral mucositis was linked to significant weight loss. Weight loss may indicate the need to initiate early and aggressive symptomatic oral cGVHD treatment.

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Bronchiolitis Obliterans SyndromeGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationStomatitisChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesWeight Loss

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PMID38236925
PMCPMC10796034
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