ESPE Abstracts

Background: Pediatric obesity has increased worldwide over the last decades, being diagnosed at ever-younger ages.Objective and hypotheses: Evaluation of clinical and biological parameters and changes that occur in children with obesity; metabolic syndrome (MetS) identification in the studied groups; identification, evaluation, analysis and correlation of the adipogenic factors with the carotid intima media thickness (CIMT).Method:...

Background: The ‘catch-up growth’ phenomenon in children born small for gestational age (SGA) has been linked to early onset obesity with the subsequent emergence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The intima media thickness of the common carotid artery (CIMT) is a well-known marker of subclinical atherosclerosis.Objective and hypotheses: To determine the association between being born SGA and CIMT, a measure of atherogenesis and to investigate meta...