Mean body mass index standard deviation (BMI z) score of cranially irradiated patients
| Irradiation dose and sex | Mean (SE) patient BMI z score [p value for difference from population standards] | p Value for change in BMI z score during treatment and between end of treatment and final height | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | End of treatment | Final height | Diagnosis to end of treatment | End of treatment to final height | |||
| Girls 18–20 Gy | −0.24 (0.15) | 0.46 (0.11) | 0.90 (0.14) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| [0.1] | [< 0.0001] | [< 0.0001] | |||||
| Girls 22–24 Gy | −0.70 (0.16) | -0.17 (0.12) | 0.22 (0.16) | 0.0005 | 0.01 | ||
| [< 0.0001] | [0.18] | [0.2] | |||||
| Boys 18–20 Gy | −0.40 (0.16) | 0.37 (0.16) | 0.27 (0.18) | < 0.0001 | 0.70 | ||
| [0.01] | [0.03] | [0.2] | |||||
| Boys 22–24 Gy | −0.17 (0.28) | 0.48 (0.16) | 0.14 (0.19) | 0.02 | 0.14 | ||
| [0.55] | [0.005] | [0.4] | |||||