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Abdominal Obesity, Liver Fat, and Muscle Composition in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

School of Kinesiology and Health Studies (P.M.J., R.R.), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (K.C.O.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021; Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Internal Medicine (K.C.O., R.G.V., S.B.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390; Pennington Biomedical Research Center (T.S.C.), Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808; Klein Buendel, Incorporated (A.L.D.), Golden, Colorado 80401; Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (D.A.E.), Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75235; The Cooper Institute (A.J.T., E.S.), Dallas, Texas 75230; and Cook Children’s Medical Center (J.C.M., L.B.), Fort Worth, Texas 76104

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Kevin C. Oeffinger, M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021. E-mail: oeffingk{at}mskcc.org.

Context: Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) become obese, and are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality post therapy.

Objective: We determined the association of cranial radiotherapy (CRT) and/or sex with levels of total, regional, and ectopic fat storage, metabolic risk, IGF-I, and leptin in adult ALL survivors.

Design, Setting, Patients: A cross-sectional analysis of 52 male (15 CRT treated) and 62 female (24 CRT treated) young adult ALL survivors was conducted.

Main Outcomes: We assessed levels of visceral fat, sc abdominal and thigh fat, and liver and muscle fat using computed tomography, total fat and lean body mass using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and IGF-I and leptin levels by radioimmunoassay.

Results: Controlled for age and race, ALL survivors treated with CRT had higher levels of abdominal and visceral fat, body fat percentage, metabolic risk (insulin resistance and dyslipidemia), and leptin but lower lean mass and IGF-I levels than non-CRT survivors (P 0.05 for each). Levels of IGF-I were inversely associated with total, abdominal, and visceral fat in both sexes (P < 0.05 for each). Female ALL survivors had less lean mass and visceral fat but higher total and sc abdominal fat than males (P < 0.05 for each). Neither sex nor CRT was associated with muscle and/or liver fat content (P > 0.1).

Conclusion: Among young adult ALL survivors, CRT is a risk factor for elevated total, abdominal, and visceral adiposity, a reduced fat-free mass, elevated metabolic risk, and altered IGF-I and leptin levels.

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