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. 2024 Jan 12;13(3):419–427. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.01.003

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of survivors included in the study.

Characteristic Total n Female n Male n
Sex (female/male, %) 42.2/57.8 116
Age (year) 12.1 ± 3.3 116 12.2 ± 3.5 49 12.0 ± 3.2 67
Body mass (kg) 46.6 ± 18.0 116 45.2 ± 18.3 49 47.6 ± 17.9 67
Stature (cm) 147.5 ± 17.1 116 145.3 ± 16.0 49 149.0 ± 17.7 67
Body mass index Z-score 0.9 ± 1.1 116 0.8 ± 1.1 49 1.0 ± 1.2 67
Body mass index (categories, %)
 Underweight 3.5 4 6.1 3 1.5 1
 Normoweight 61.2 71 65.4 32 58.2 39
 Overweight 20.7 24 16.3 8 23.9 16
 Obese 14.6 17 12.2 6 16.4 11
Years from peak height velocity –0.8 ± 2.7 116 0.0 ± 2.9 49 –1.3 ± 2.5 67
Time from treatment completion (year) 5.0 ± 3.8 113 5.2 ± 4.1 48 4.9 ± 3.6 65
Radiotherapy exposure (yes/no, %) 27.6/72.4 116 24.5/75.5 49 29.8/70.2 67
Cancer type (%)
 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 38.8 45 36.7 18 40.3 27
 Lymphoma 12.1 14 12.2 6 11.9 8
 Central nervous system tumors 9.5 11 10.2 5 9.0 6
 Renal tumors 7.8 9 4.1 2 10.5 7
 Neuroblastoma 6.9 8 12.2 6 3.0 2
 Malignant bone tumors 6.9 8 8.2 4 6.0 4
 Histiocytosis 5.2 6 6.1 3 4.5 3
 Soft tissue and other extraosseous sarcomas 4.3 5 0.0 0 7.5 5
 Retinoblastoma 3.5 4 4.1 2 3.0 2
 Hepatic tumors 2.6 3 4.1 2 1.5 1
 Other malignant epithelial neoplasms 1.7 2 2.0 1 1.5 1
 Unspecified malignant neoplasms 0.9 1 0.0 0 1.5 1

Notes: Data are presented as mean ± SD or as percentage (%), as indicated. Percentage may not add to 100% due to rounding.