Maureen Evans

Feb 14, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Natassja Billich |Paula Bray |Helen Truby |Maureen Evans

BMI body mass index CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DMD Duchenne muscular dystrophy RCH Royal Children's Hospital Steroids Glucocorticoids SNOW-P Supporting Nutrition and Optimizing Wellbeing Program 1 INTRODUCTION Boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who are treated with glucocorticoids (“steroids”) show an increased prevalence of obesity, with one in two above a healthy weight by late childhood.1-3 When compared to typically developing children, body mass index (BMI)...

Feb 14, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Natassja Billich |Paula Bray |Helen Truby |Maureen Evans

BMI body mass index DMD Duchenne muscular dystrophy IQR interquartile range RCH Royal Children's Hospital SD standard deviation Steroids glucocorticosteroids SNOW-P Supporting Nutrition and Optimizing Wellbeing Program TDF Theoretical Domains Framework 1 INTRODUCTION Obesity affects up to 50% of children with DMD.1, 2 There is an increasing body of evidence that a higher body weight can worsen health and disease outcomes in individuals with DMD.