Effects of Obesity on Overall Survival of Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Authors :: Vijaya Raj Bhatt
Zaid S. Al-Kadhimi
Elizabeth Lyden
Joel Michalski
Andrea Lee
Krishna Gundabolu
Lori J. Maness
Prajwal Dhakal
Source :: Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2020.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The role of obesity in prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia(AML) is debatable. Our retrospective study aimed to determine the effect of obesity on overall survival(OS) in AML. METHODS: AML patients diagnosed at University of Nebraska Medical Center were divided into 3-groups based on body mass index (BMI): normal(18.5-25kg/m(2)) or underweight(

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