Association Between Body Mass Index and Disability in Children With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.
Gabrielle A DonlevySarah P GarnettKayla M D CornettMarnee J McKayJennifer N BaldwinRosemary R ShySabrina W YumTimothy EstilowIsabella MoroniMaria FoscanEmanuela PaglianoDavide PareysonMatilde LauraTrupti BhandariFrancesco MuntoniMary M ReillyRichard S FinkelJanet E SowdenKaty J EichingerDavid N HerrmannMichael E ShyJoshua BurnsManoj P MenezesPublished in: Neurology (2021)
The proportion of children with CMT who are underweight or obese is higher compared to age- and sex-matched healthy children. In children with CMT, being underweight or obese is associated with greater disability, when compared to children with CMT of healthy weight.