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2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Weight Cycling and Psychological Factors in Pediatric Spina Bifida: A Pilot Study

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Caroline Caudill
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Victoria Jimenez
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Betsy Hopson
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Anastasia Smith
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Curtis Rozzelle
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Jeffrey Blount
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Brandon Rocque
    University of Alabama at Birmingham

Abstract

Chart review was performed on 164 children with spina bifida. Rapid weight cycling was present in 32% of the sample and was significantly associated with psychiatric diagnoses (OR=2.63, 95% CI [1.3-5.3]) and gastroparesis (OR=4.04, 95% CI [1.4-11.5]). These results indicate possible eating disorder pathology in children with SB.

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