Research Article
Adipokines and Insulin Resistance in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Table 1
Patient characteristics. Data are
(%) and mean ± SD. Four patients received both CRT and TBI.
| | | Total | Leukemia | Lymphoma | Solid tumor | |
| | Patients | 75 | 29 () | 27 () | 19 () | 0.33 | | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 43 () | 11 () | 14 () | 8 () | 0.44 | | Female | 32 () | 18 () | 13 () | 11 () | 0.39 | | Age at study (years) | 24.11 ± 3.5 | 24.19 ± 3.76 | 25.4 ± 4.11 | 22.87 ± 3.39 | >0.05 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 23.68 ± 4.01 | 23.77 ± 3.68 | 23.77 ± 3.68 | 22.77 ± 4.83 | >0.05 | | Follow-up after treatment (years) | 11.81 ± 5.2 | 12.11 ± 5.12 | 11.48 ± 4.07 | 11.86 ± 6.79 | >0.05 | | Radiotherapy | 50 () | 19 () | 20 | 11 | 0.23 | | Cranial (CRT) | 19 () | 19 () | — | — | — | | Local | 29 () | — | 18 (67) | 11 () | 0.19 | | Total body Irradiation (TBI) | 6 () | 4 () | 2 (7.4) | — | 0.41 |
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