Obesity in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia in the Minnesota cohort: importance of adjusting body mass index for height-age.
Kyriakie SarafoglouGregory P ForlenzaO Yaw AddoJennifer KylloAida LteifP C HindmarshAnna PetrykMaria Teresa Gonzalez-BolanosBradley S MillerWilliam ThomasPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2017)
Children with CAH are at higher risk for early onset obesity and overweight with or without using BMIHA but rates of persistent obesity were lower than previously reported. Careful HC dosing during early childhood is needed to prevent increased weight gain and an early adiposity rebound.