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The Relationship Between Adiposity And Stature In Prepubertal Children With Celiac Disease, Benjamin U. Nwosu, Rachel I. Snook, Louise S. Maranda
The Relationship Between Adiposity And Stature In Prepubertal Children With Celiac Disease, Benjamin U. Nwosu, Rachel I. Snook, Louise S. Maranda
Benjamin U. Nwosu
Background and Aim: The pathogenesis of short stature in celiac disease (CD) is unknown. Obese children are generally taller than their non-obese peers; however, the role of adiposity on stature in CD is unclear. Our aim was to determine the association between adiposity and stature in CD.
Subjects and methods: We compared the anthropometric characteristics of prepubertal children of ages 3-12 years, with biopsy-proven CD (n=40) and who were not on gluten-free diet, to same aged, prepubertal non-CD children (n=50). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using the formula weight/height2. Sex-adjusted midparental target height (MPTH) standard deviation score (SDS) was …