Underweight

Underweight childhood cancer survivors are at an increased risk for late mortality, according to data from a retrospective cohort study published in Pediatric Blood & Cancer.

Medical spending is higher for children and young adults who do not have a healthy body mass index, including those who are underweight, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Patients who were obese, overweight or underweight were at an increased risk for AKI, compared with patients who had a normal BMI, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.