ESPE Abstracts

Background: Short stature and gonadal dysgenesis are the main characteristics in Turner syndrome (TS). There are conflicting reports about the body proportions in TS. Some studies described a proportionate short stature, whereas others reported disproportionately short legs. It is known that body proportions are genetically controlled and are different in different populations or ethnic groups.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate body proportions assess...

Objective: To evaluate metabolic syndrome parameters in children with premature adrenarche (PA) during presentation in prepuberty and afterwards in puberty.Methods: 54 (48 femals, six males) patients (mean age 12.5±2.4 years) diagnosed with PA and followed until puberty were included in our study; as the control group 28(22 females, six males) (age, sex, puberty matched) healthy children (mean age 13.5±2.2 years) were taken. CAH was ruled out i...

Background: GH treatment may cause insulin resistance, which is associated with metabolic syndrome and co-morbidities.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of our study was to evaluate GH deficiency (GHD) patients on GH treatment for hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) and assess cardiovascular tissue level effects of insulin sensitivity.Meth...