The effect of steroid treatment on weight in nonambulatory males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Am J Med Genet A
; 176(11): 2350-2358, 2018 11.
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ABSTRACT
To describe the long-term effect of steroid treatment on weight in nonambulatory males with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), we identified 392 males age 7-29 years with 4,512 weights collected after ambulation loss (176 steroid-naïve and 216 treated with steroids ≥6 months) from the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (MD STARnet). Comparisons were made between the weight growth curves for steroid-naïve males with DMD, steroid-treated males with DMD, and the US pediatric male population. Using linear mixed-effects models adjusted for race/ethnicity and birth year, we evaluated the association between weight-for-age and steroid treatment characteristics (age at initiation, dosing interval, cumulative duration, cumulative dose, type). The weight growth curves for steroid-naïve and steroid-treated nonambulatory males with DMD were wider than the US pediatric male growth curves. Mean weight-for-age z scores were lower in both steroid-naïve (mean = -1.3) and steroid-treated (mean = -0.02) nonambulatory males with DMD, compared to the US pediatric male population. Longer treatment duration and greater cumulative dose were significantly associated with lower mean weight-for-age z scores. Providers should consider the effect of steroid treatment on weight when making postambulation treatment decisions for males with DMD.
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Peso Corporal
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Corticosteroides
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Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Am J Med Genet A
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article