Abstract
Overweight and obesity are less closely associated with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in young children than in post-pubescent children and adults. We examined the hypothesis that being overweight or obese (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 85th percentile) in children is a risk factor for IIH recurrence. A total of 43 children with IIH who were followed up for an average of 9 ± 3.4 years were evaluated in a retrospective case-control series. The rate of IIH recurrence was compared between children of healthy weight and children presenting with overweight or obesity, using survival curve analysis. The overall risk for long-term IIH recurrence in children is ∼ 20%. Following weight stratification, the risk for IIH recurrence in our cohort was fivefold higher in children with a BMI ≥ 85th percentile (57%) than in healthy weight children (11%; log-rank test P = 0.04). Pediatricians may consider counseling families that weight control may be a means of decreasing the risk of IIH recurrence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1475-1477 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Obesity |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 Nov 2014 |
Keywords
- Body mass index (BMI)
- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IHH)
- Prognosis
- Recurrence
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Nutrition and Dietetics