OBJECTIVE: To measure body composition in patients with thalassemia and explore its relationship to abnormal growth and bone mass. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional, multicenter study. Fat, lean, and bone mineral density (BMD) were assessed with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Medical history, food frequency, and physical activity questionnaires were conducted in 257 transfused patients with thalassemia (age, 23.7+/-11 years [mean+/-SD]; 51% male) compared with 113 non-transfused patients (21.3+/-13 years; 44% male). RESULTS: Subjects with thalassemia were leaner compared with healthy American subjects from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III data. Transfused subjects had a higher percentage of body fat compared with non-transfused subjects after controlling for age, sex, and ethnicity; 11.8% of non-transfused pediatric subjects were considered underweight, significantly lower than National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (P=.03). Hemoglobin level was positively related to lean mass (P=.008). Body fat and lean mass were positive predictors for both height and BMD z-scores after adjustment for transfusion status, age, sex, ethnicity, calcium intake, and physical activity (all P<.001). CONCLUSION: Although most adult patients with thalassemia had healthy body composition with rare obesity, young non-transfused patients appear at risk for being underweight. Optimizing physical activity and appropriate use of transfusion therapy may improve growth and bone health in these patients who are at-risk for being underweight. Copyright (c) 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: To measure body composition in patients with thalassemia and explore its relationship to abnormal growth and bone mass. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional, multicenter study. Fat, lean, and bone mineral density (BMD) were assessed with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Medical history, food frequency, and physical activity questionnaires were conducted in 257 transfused patients with thalassemia (age, 23.7+/-11 years [mean+/-SD]; 51% male) compared with 113 non-transfused patients (21.3+/-13 years; 44% male). RESULTS: Subjects with thalassemia were leaner compared with healthy American subjects from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III data. Transfused subjects had a higher percentage of body fat compared with non-transfused subjects after controlling for age, sex, and ethnicity; 11.8% of non-transfused pediatric subjects were considered underweight, significantly lower than National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (P=.03). Hemoglobin level was positively related to lean mass (P=.008). Body fat and lean mass were positive predictors for both height and BMD z-scores after adjustment for transfusion status, age, sex, ethnicity, calcium intake, and physical activity (all P<.001). CONCLUSION: Although most adult patients with thalassemia had healthy body composition with rare obesity, young non-transfused patients appear at risk for being underweight. Optimizing physical activity and appropriate use of transfusion therapy may improve growth and bone health in these patients who are at-risk for being underweight. Copyright (c) 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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