Association between somatic growth trajectory and cognitive functioning in young children with sickle cell disease

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ID4228213
AuthorsEve S Puffer (0000-0003-2281-821X, University of South Carolina), Jeffrey C Schatz (University of South Carolina), Jeffrey Schatz (0000-0002-5129-2344), Carla W Roberts (University of South Carolina)
Year2016
Volume21
Issue8
Pages1620-1629
Publication date2016-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105314559861
PMID25488939
OpenAlexW2074557790
LanguageEN
References cited50

Children with sickle cell disease are at risk of cognitive deficits and somatic growth delays beginning in early childhood. We examined growth velocity from age 2 years (height and body mass index progression over time) and cognitive functioning in 46 children with sickle cell disease 4 to 8 years of age. Height-for-age velocity was not associated with cognitive outcomes. Higher body mass index velocity was associated with higher scores on global cognitive and visual-motor abilities but not processing resources or academic achievement. Body mass index progression over time may be a clinically useful indicator of neurocognitive risk in sickle cell disease, as it may reflect multiple sickle cell disease-related risk factors

Body mass index · Cognition · Disease · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Neurocognitive · Psychiatry · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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