Body Composition and Nuchal Skinfold Thickness in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients

Abstract Obesity, cardiovascular disease, and relapse/progression have major impact on prognosis in pediatric brain tumor patients. Cranial MRI is part of routine follow-up. In a cross-sectional study, we analyzed nuchal skinfold thickness (NST) by standardized method performed for follow-up monitoring as novel parameter body composition disease 177 patients (40 WHO grade 1-2 tumors; 31 3-4 106 craniopharyngioma), 53 healthy controls. Associations NST with mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio, caliper-measured thickness, blood pressure were analysed Craniopharyngioma showed higher BMI, when compared controls, whereas these differences not detectable between However, observed waist circumference triceps to high correlations thickness. NST, BMI ratio had predictive value terms increased pressure, multivariate analysis, only was selected the final model resulting an odds 1.25 (1.14-1.379). craniopharyngioma hypothalamic involvement/lesion or gross-total resection, rate degree obesity increased. As play important role after tumor, conclude that could serve useful assessment risk