Publications by authors named "Meera S Rayar"
Background: To evaluate the relationship between lumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD) and patient-, disease-, and therapy-related variables, and to define the risk-factors for fractures in children receiving therapy on Dana-Farber Cancer Institute acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) protocols.
Methods: Children (≤18 years) diagnosed with ALL during the period 1995-2006, who are in first clinical remission, were included (n = 124). Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry provided LS-BMD at diagnosis (n = 46) and during continuation therapy.
Objective: The objective was to evaluate whether there is a role for the prevention of future chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children by improving maternal health at conception, this review addresses: the risk of childhood obesity in the development of CKD, trends in childhood obesity and body composition in children with renal diseases, trends in pre-pregnancy BMI and its association with neonatal outcome, and the effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) on blood pressure and body composition in the offspring.
Increased Bmi And Hypertension As Risk Factors For Ckd: It is now well established that the presence of hypertension increases the risk of CKD. Increased BMI can also increase the risk of the development of CKD indirectly, through an increase in the prevalence of hypertension, and, possibly, through a direct effect independent of hypertension.