Nuchal Skinfold Thickness: A Novel Parameter for Assessment of Body Composition in Childhood Craniopharyngioma | Zendy

Anthe S. Sterkenburg | Zendy; Anika Hoffmann | Zendy; Julia Reichel | Zendy; K. Löhle | Zendy; Maria Eveslage | Zendy; Monika WarmuthMetz | Zendy; Hermann L. Müller | Zendy

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Nuchal Skinfold Thickness: A Novel Parameter for Assessment of Body Composition in Childhood Craniopharyngioma

Author(s) -

Anthe S. Sterkenburg,

Anika Hoffmann,

Julia Reichel,

K. Löhle,

Maria Eveslage,

Monika WarmuthMetz,

Hermann L. Müller

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-2547

Subject(s) - waist to height ratio , body mass index , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , gastroenterology , prospective cohort study , obesity , diastole , craniopharyngioma , blood pressure , waist , endocrinology

Hypothalamic obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and relapse/progression have a major impact on prognosis in childhood-onset craniopharyngioma (CP). We analyzed nuchal skinfold thickness (NST) on magnetic resonance imaging performed for follow-up monitoring as a novel parameter for body composition (BC) and CVD in CP.

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