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. 2012 Oct 1;30(32):3991–3997. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.40.0457

Table 2.

Factors Associated With Changes in BMI After HSCT

Variable Univariate P Multivariate
Odds Ratio 95% CI P Estimate SE
Factors associated with overweight/obese BMI category after HSCT
    BMI category before HSCT
        Obese < .001 14.02 5.44 to 36.09 < .001
        Overweight 2.89 1.45 to 5.76
        Healthy/underweight
    Acute GVHD
        None or grade 1 .025 0.58 0.26 to 1.31 .22
        Grades 2-4
    Donor CMV status
        Negative .061 1.74 0.91 to 3.32 .094
        Positive
    T-cell depletion
        No .017 1.55 0.82 to 2.91 .18
        Yes
Factors associated with underweight BMI category after HSCT
    Chronic GVHD
        Extensive .078 4.08 1.23 to 13.55 .070
        Limited 3.50 1.24 to 9.90
        None
    Sex
        Female .072 2.10 0.85 to 5.16 .11
        Male
Factors associated with lower BMI z scores after HSCT
    BMI z score before HSCT < .001 < .001 0.51 0.05
    Years after HSCT < .001 < .001 −0.07 0.01
    Age at HSCT .045 .015 −0.03 0.01
    Chronic GVHD
        Extensive .030 .004 −0.67 0.20
        Limited −0.27 0.16
        None 0
    T-cell depletion
        No .003 .018 0.30 0.12
        Yes 0

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CMV, cytomegalovirus; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; HSCT, hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation.