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Distinct effects of obesity and puberty on risk and age at onset of pediatric MS

Authors :
Teri Schreiner
Bianca Weinstock-Guttman
Madhusmita Misra
Tanuja Chitnis
Amy Waldman
Benjamin Greenberg
Charlie Casper
Jayne Ness
Leslie Benson
Moses Rodriguez
Anita Belman
Lauren Krupp
Meghan Candee
Timothy Lotze
Soe Mar
Jennifer Rubin
John W. Rose
Mark Gorman
Jennifer Graves
Gregory Aaen
Cody S. Olsen
Emmanuelle Waubant
Jan M. Tillema
Source :
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016.

Abstract

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the relative contributions of body mass index (BMI) and pubertal measures for risk and age of onset of pediatric MS. Methods Case–control study of 254 (63% female) MS cases (onset

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23289503
Volume :
3
Issue :
12
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....19d30042bbcbc79767558ab07c182a41