hrp0084p2-336 | Fat | ESPE2015

Diagnosing the Metabolic Syndrome in Survivors of Childhood Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Total Body Irradiation

Wei Christina , Hunt Linda , Elson Ruth , Cox Rachel , Bradley Karin , Shield Julian , Stevens Michael , Crowne Elizabeth

Background: The well-documented increased cardiometabolic risk in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and total body irradiation (HSCT/TBI) survivors is under-recognised using standard (International Diabetes Federation (IDF)) metabolic syndrome (MetS) criteria. This is defined as the presence of central adiposity using increased waist circumference (WC) or BMI, (often not abnormal in HSCT/TBI survivors despite increased central adiposity), plus additional features includ...