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. 2009 Apr 13;27(14):2339–2355. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1953

Table 4.

Relative Odds of Being Underweight or Obese in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Compared With Population Norms Adjusted for Age in Years68

Characteristic BMI
< 18.5
≥ 30
OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
Female
    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 0.6 0.4 to 0.9 .006 1.5 1.2 to 1.8 .001
    Other leukemia 1.2 0.6 to 2.1 .58 1.1 0.7 to 1.7 .59
    Brain tumors 1.3 0.9 to 1.9 .13 1.3 1.0 to 1.6 .06
    Hodgkin's disease 1.7 1.3 to 2.3 .001 0.8 0.6 to 1.0 .02
    Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 1.6 0.9 to 2.5 .09 0.5 0.3 to 0.8 .004
    Wilms' tumor 1.8 1.2 to 2.8 .003 0.6 0.4 to 1.0 .04
    Neuroblastoma 1.5 0.9 to 2.7 .15 0.8 0.4 to 1.3 .34
    Soft tissue sarcomas 1.4 0.9 to 2.1 .09 0.7 0.5 to 1.0 .05
    Bone malignancies
    No amputation 1.9 1.2 to 2.9 .008 0.5 0.3 to 0.8 .006
Male
    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 2.4 1.6 to 3.6 .001 1.2 1.0 to 1.5 .02
    Other leukemia 1.6 0.5 to 5.0 .45 0.8 0.5 to 1.3 .42
    Brain tumors 2.7 1.6 to 4.4 .001 0.9 0.7 to 1.2 .50
    Hodgkin's disease 3.5 2.3 to 5.3 .001 0.8 0.5 to 1.0 .06
    Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 3.1 1.9 to 5.2 .001 0.7 0.5 to 0.9 .007
    Wilms' tumor 5.5 3.1 to 9.7 .001 0.6 0.3 to 1.0 .04
    Neuroblastoma 4.9 2.4 to 10.0 .001 0.4 0.1 to 0.8 .01
    Soft tissue sarcomas 3.5 2.0 to 6.0 .001 0.8 0.5 to 1.1 .11
    Bone malignancies
    No amputation 2.1 0.9 to 5.3 .10 0.7 0.5 to 1.1 .17

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio.