Risk factors for glucocorticoid-induced obesity in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 973-980

  Foster, Bethany J ^a   Shults, Justine ^c   Zemel, Babette S ^c   Leonard, Mary B ^b,c  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Corticosteroids; Nephrotic syndrome; Obesity; Steroids

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEGRO; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOTHERS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OBESITY; PREDNISONE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745059531     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0100-z     Document Type: Article

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