Mean (SD) auxological and body composition measurements of the study patients
| Boys | Girls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL (n=14) | Other malignancies (n=11) | Control (n=18) | ALL (n=21) | Other malignancies (n=10) | Controls (n=14) | ||
| Age (years) | 12.4 (3.4) | 10.8 (4.4) | 12.8 (2.7) | 11.8 (3.7) | 11.6 (3.4) | 12.2 (2.8) | |
| Height (cm) | 150.4 (18.7) | 142.7 (23.9) | 155.2 (16.1) | 142.2 (17.2) | 144.9 (13.7) | 147.5 (11.2) | |
| Height SD score | −0.21 (0.62) | 0.18 (0.74) | 0.17 (0.88) | −0.48 (1.14) | 0.06 (0.93) | −0.07 (0.90) | |
| Weight (kg) | 50.9 (29.1) | 38.6 (15.3) | 51.0 (16.3) | 49.0 (20.6) | 41.2 (12.8) | 45.5 (23.9) | |
| Weight SD score | 0.59 (1.48) | 0.37 (1.07) | 0.77 (0.92) | 1.01 (1.17) | 0.34 (0.84) | 0.26 (1.45) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.3 (8.2) | 18.3 (3.4) | 20.7 (3.6) | 23.0 (5.4) | 19.2 (3.2) | 20.0 (6.9) | |
| BMI SD score | 0.79 (1.39) | 0.36 (1.47) | 0.89 (1.04) | 1.48 (1.02)2-150 | 0.43 (0.89) | 0.30 (1.24) | |
| Body fat (%) | 23.1 (7.8) | 20.7 (6.4) | 21.0 (7.1) | 32.5 (6.4)2-150 | 24.3 (4.4) | 26.3 (8.5) | |
↵2-150 ANOVA p<0.005, Tukey’s post hoc multiple comparison test p<0.05 for the ALL compared with the other malignancies and control groups.