Doris Franke1, Lena Thomas1, Rena Steffens1, Leo Pavičić2, Jutta Gellermann3, Kerstin Froede1, Uwe Querfeld3, Dieter Haffner1, Miroslav Živičnjak4. 1. Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 2. Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and. 3. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany. 4. Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; zivicnjak.miroslav@mh-hannover.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Poor linear growth is a frequent complication of CKD. This study evaluated the effect of kidney transplantation on age-related growth of linear body segments in pediatric renal transplant recipients who were enrolled from May 1998 until August 2013 in the CKD Growth and Development observational cohort study. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Linear growth (height, sitting height, arm and leg lengths) was prospectively investigated during 1639 annual visits in a cohort of 389 pediatric renal transplant recipients ages 2-18 years with a median follow-up of 3.4 years (interquartile range, 1.9-5.9 years). Linear mixed-effects models were used to assess age-related changes and predictors of linear body segments. RESULTS: During early childhood, patients showed lower mean SD scores (SDS) for height (-1.7) and a markedly elevated sitting height index (ratio of sitting height to total body height) compared with healthy children (1.6 SDS), indicating disproportionate stunting (each P<0.001). After early childhood a sustained increase in standardized leg length and a constant decrease in standardized sitting height were noted (each P<0.001), resulting in significant catch-up growth and almost complete normalization of sitting height index by adult age (0.4 SDS; P<0.01 versus age 2-4 years). Time after transplantation, congenital renal disease, bone maturation, steroid exposure, degree of metabolic acidosis and anemia, intrauterine growth restriction, and parental height were significant predictors of linear body dimensions and body proportions (each P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Children with ESRD present with disproportionate stunting. In pediatric renal transplant recipients, a sustained increase in standardized leg length and total body height is observed from preschool until adult age, resulting in restoration of body proportions in most patients. Reduction of steroid exposure and optimal metabolic control before and after transplantation are promising measures to further improve growth outcome.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Poor linear growth is a frequent complication of CKD. This study evaluated the effect of kidney transplantation on age-related growth of linear body segments in pediatric renal transplant recipients who were enrolled from May 1998 until August 2013 in the CKD Growth and Development observational cohort study. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Linear growth (height, sitting height, arm and leg lengths) was prospectively investigated during 1639 annual visits in a cohort of 389 pediatric renal transplant recipients ages 2-18 years with a median follow-up of 3.4 years (interquartile range, 1.9-5.9 years). Linear mixed-effects models were used to assess age-related changes and predictors of linear body segments. RESULTS: During early childhood, patients showed lower mean SD scores (SDS) for height (-1.7) and a markedly elevated sitting height index (ratio of sitting height to total body height) compared with healthy children (1.6 SDS), indicating disproportionate stunting (each P<0.001). After early childhood a sustained increase in standardized leg length and a constant decrease in standardized sitting height were noted (each P<0.001), resulting in significant catch-up growth and almost complete normalization of sitting height index by adult age (0.4 SDS; P<0.01 versus age 2-4 years). Time after transplantation, congenital renal disease, bone maturation, steroid exposure, degree of metabolic acidosis and anemia, intrauterine growth restriction, and parental height were significant predictors of linear body dimensions and body proportions (each P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Children with ESRD present with disproportionate stunting. In pediatric renal transplant recipients, a sustained increase in standardized leg length and total body height is observed from preschool until adult age, resulting in restoration of body proportions in most patients. Reduction of steroid exposure and optimal metabolic control before and after transplantation are promising measures to further improve growth outcome.
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