Higher body mass index is associated with better survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

Leuk Res. 2018 Aug:71:63-66. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2018.07.008. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

Authors

Kausar J Jabbar¹, C Cameron Yin¹, Carlos E Bueso-Ramos¹, Rajyalakshmi Luthra¹, L Jeffrey Medeiros¹, Zhuang Zuo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States.
² Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30015105
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2018.07.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Body mass index (BMI); Myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS); Obesity; Prognosis; Survival.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index*
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / epidemiology*
Obesity / epidemiology
Overweight / epidemiology
Prevalence
Prognosis
Thinness / epidemiology
Young Adult