ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Childhood obesity rates have increased exponentially in the past three decades. Parental characteristics, such as weight status, physical activity (PA), education and smoking habits have been identified individually as being potential determinants of offspring obesity. However, no prospective studies have examined the joint impact of parental lifestyle habits on their offspring's adiposity. We identified clusters of parental characteristics, ...

Background: The prevalence of atypical genitalia and the time taken to assign sex in such cases remains unclear. Provision of optimum healthcare during this period requires a clear understanding of the occurrence of atypical genitalia.Methods: Prospective electronic survey of clinical members of managed clinical networks in Scotland between 2013 and 2018 seeking notification of term neonates requiring specialist input fo...

Background: Emerging evidence suggests a link between the intestinal microbiota and cardiometabolic outcomes in both children and adults. The oral microbiota is less studied, and the association between the oral microbiota and cardiometabolic health in childhood remains largely unknown.Objective: To explore the associations between oral microbiota diversity measured at 8-10 yr and cardiometabolic health in childhood and ...

Background: Oral microbiota composition and diversity differ between obese and non-obese individuals. However, the associations between lifestyle habits (implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity) and the oral microbiota remain uncertain, particularly among children.Objective: To explore the associations between oral microbiota diversity and lifestyle habits among 8-10 year-old children.Met...