Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis of Body Composition in Male Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors

Overview

Journal Diseases

Date 2024 Dec 27

PMID 39727636

Authors

Alberto Romano

Fabrizio Sollazzo

Fabio Corbo

Giorgio Attina

Stefano Mastrangelo

Simona Cordaro

Gloria Modica

Isabella Carlotta Zovatto

Riccardo Monti

Massimiliano Bianco

Palma Maurizi

Vincenzo Palmieri

Antonio Ruggiero

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Abstract

. Childhood brain tumor survivors (CCSs) are at high risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) and sarcopenia. To date, a tool able to predict any body composition changes or detect them early and increased adiposity (and, therefore, increased likelihood of MetS onset) is still lacking in this population. . The objective was to analyze differences in a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) of body composition between male childhood brain tumor cancer survivors and healthy controls. . In this pilot, prospective, observational study, 14 male CCSs were compared to 14 healthy controls matched for sex and age. . CCSs showed statistically significant lower mean values in terms of their body metabolic rate (BMR), body cell mass index (BCMI), fat-free mass (FFM), skeleton muscle mass (SM), skeletal muscle mass index (SMI), and appendicular skeletal muscular mass (ASMM). CCSs also showed a statistically significantly higher mean value of resistance when compared with controls. The BMR, BCM, FFM, and ASMM were significantly correlated with total doses of carboplatin (Tau = -0.601; = 0.018; Tau = -0.599, = 0.025; Tau = -0.601, = 0.018; Tau = -0.509, = 0.045, respectively). . A BIA allows for the detection of changes in body composition in survivors of childhood brain tumors, revealing either the presence of central obesity correlated with the risk of MetS or signs of sarcopenia that deserve early treatment.

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