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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2016 Mar 22;22(7):1159–1166. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.03.016

Table 3.

Review of Studies Examining Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Treated with HCT

Study Year n Age Source (n) Median Time after HCT, yr Treated with TBI, % MetSyn, % Other
Taskinen M et al. [13] 2000 23 10-32 Allo 10.8 78 39
Shalitin et al. [16] 2006 91 4-32 Allo (45), auto (46) 6.2 (mean) 16 ND 27.9% of tested patients with dyslipidemia
Taskinen M et al. [17] 2007 31 7-34 Allo 6 90 39 48% developed GH deficiency (75% of individuals with MetSyn)
Chow EJ et al. [11] 2010 26 8-21 Allo 6 100 23 38.5% treated with cranial radiation, 50% developed GH deficiency
Oudin C et al. [15] 2011 60 18-41 Allo (39), auto (21) 15.4 72 15
Bajwa R et al. [10] 2012 160 5-28 Allo (99) Auto (70) 7 37 7.5 17% developed GH deficiency
Frisk P et al. [12] 2012 18 17-37 Allo (3), auto (15) 18.2 100 17 39% treated with cranial radiation
Paris C et al. [18] 2012 69 6-25 Allo (59), auto (10) 4 55 32 Low HDL most common component. Corticosteroid use before or after post-HCT was most significant risk factor for MetSyn.
Bizzarri C et al. [14] 2015 45 13.9 ± 4.8 Allo (40), auto (5) 4-6.9 (mean) 47 0
Oudin C et al. [19] 2015 170 24.8 ± 5.4 Allo (124), auto (46) 14.5 (mean) 73 17 9% treated with cranial/craniospinal radiation; GH deficiency associated with increased MetSyn risk
Higgins K et al. [20] 2005 16 25-54 Allo (13), auto (3) 6 (mean) 93 25 Hypertriglyceridemia most common
Annaloro C et al. [9] 2008 85 26-63 Allo (39), auto (46) 9 78 34 Hypertriglyceridemia most common
Majhail NS et al. [21] 2009 86 21-71 Allo 3 77 49 Hypertriglyceridemia most common
McMillen KK et al. [22] 2014 785 18-74 Allo 48 34% pre-HCT
40% modified MetSyn at 1 yr
Hypertriglyceridemia most common

Allo indicates allogeneic; auto, autologous; ND, not defined; GH, growth hormone.