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SUBMITTER: Gleimer M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4351174 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gleimer M M Li Y Y Chang L L Paczesny S S Hanauer D A DA Frame D G DG Byersdorfer C A CA Reddy P R PR Braun T M TM Choi S W SW
Bone marrow transplantation 20141222 3
Obesity is an important public health problem that may influence the outcomes of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). We studied 898 children and adults receiving first-time allogeneic hematopoietic SCTs between 2004 and 2012. Pretransplant body mass index (BMI) was classified as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese using the WHO classification or age-adjusted BMI percentiles for children. The study population was predominantly Caucasian, and the median age was 51 years (5 months ...[more]