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Table 2 Effect of CRT on adiposity indexes and metabolic profile in 56 survivors of childhood ALL

From: Cranial radiotherapy predisposes to abdominal adiposity in survivors of childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia

  

Exposure to CRT

Effect of CRT

Total

No

Yes

(n = 56)

(n = 31)

(n = 25)

Variable

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean difference (Yes – No)

SE

95%CI

p

BMI (kg/m 2 )

22.7 (4.3)

21.7 (3.4)

23.8 (4.9)

2.13

1.12

[-0.12; 4.38]

0.063

BMI (Z score)

0.07 (1.17)

-0.09 (1.20)

0.27 (1.12)

0.35

0.31

[-0.28; 0.98]

0.266

FMI (kg/m 2 )

6.7 (3.1)

5.8 (2.8)

7.7 (3.3)

2.14

0.73

[0.67; 3.61]

0.005

WC (cm)

81.1 (12.2)

78.9 (10.2)

83.8 (14.1)

4.80

3.25

[-1.71; 11.31]

0.145

HC (cm)

94.1 (8.0)

92.9 (7.6)

95.5 (8.4)

2.48

2.14

[-1.81; 6.78]

0.251

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.86 (0.08)

0.85 (0.07)

0.87 (0.10)

0.02

0.02

[-0.02; 0.06]

0.335

Waist-to-height ratio

0.50 (0.07)

0.48 (0.06)

0.52 (0.09)

0.04

0.02

[0.00; 0.08]

0.065

TAT (cm 3 )

467.0 (279.4)

374.6 (212.0)

581.5 (313.1)

206.91

70.38

[65.81; 348.01]

0.005

VAT (cm 3 )

109.6 (64.1)

88.8 (52.6)

135.3 (68.7)

46.42

16.21

[13.92; 78.91]

0.006

SAT (cm 3 )

357.4 (231.2)

285.8 (177.6)

446.3 (261.2)

160.49

58.80

[42.60; 278.38]

0.009

VAT/SAT

0.40 (0.30)

0.41 (0.34)

0.37 (0.25)

-0.07

0.07

[-0.21; 0.08]

0.351

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.9 (0.9)

3.6 (0.8)

4.3 (1.0)

0.65

0.24

[0.16; 1.13]

0.010

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.2 (0.7)

2.0 (0.6)

2.6 (0.7)

0.57

0.18

[0.21; 0.93]

0.003

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.2 (0.3)

1.2 (0.3)

1.2 (0.3)

0.02

0.08

[-0.13; 0.18]

0.754

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.0 (0.5)

1.0 (0.5)

1.1 (0.5)

0.14

0.14

[-0.14; 0.42]

0.313

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.7 (0.4)

4.6 (0.3)

4.8 (0.4)

0.12

0.10

[-0.08; 0.31]

0.231

Insulin (pmol/L)

65.7 (30.8)

61.5 (27.5)

70.8 (34.2)

9.30

8.25

[-7.25; 25.84]

0.265

HOMA1-IR

2.01 (1.04)

1.85 (0.92)

2.20 (1.16)

0.34

0.28

[-0.21; 0.90]

0.221

  1. CRT Cranial radiotherapy, ALL Acute lymphocytic leukemia, SD Standard deviation, SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval, BMI Body mass index, FMI Fat mass index, WC Waist circumference, HC Hip circumference, TAT Total adipose tissue, VAT Visceral adipose tissue, SAT Subcutaneous adipose tissue, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, HDL High-density lipoprotein, HOMA1-IR Homeostatic model assessment - insulin resistance.